deploy-nextjs-app-on-cloudfront

Deploy Next.js app on AWS Cloudfront

This example shows you how to deploy your Next.js app on AWS Cloudfront.

How to use

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a Lifecycle Job
3. Select your forked repository with the appropriate branch (e.g. main)
4. Set the "Root application path" to the example you want to use (e.g. examples/deploy-nextjs-app-on-cloudfront)
5. Set the "Dockerfile path" to the Dockerfile in the example you want to use (e.g. Dockerfile)
6. Select "Start" event and add the following CMD Arguments: ["upload.sh"] - which indicates to the Lifecycle Job to run the upload.sh script when the Lifecycle Job starts.
7. Create your Lifecycle Job but do not deploy it yet.
8. Go to your Lifecycle Job variables and create:
   1. AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID environment variable alias to provide to upload.sh your AWS access key ID.
   2. AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY environment variable alias to provide to upload.sh your AWS secret access key.
   3. AWS_DEFAULT_REGION environment variable alias to provide to upload.sh your AWS default region.
   4. AWS_BUCKET_NAME environment variable alias to provide to upload.sh your AWS S3 bucket name.
   5. AWS_CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID environment variable alias to provide to upload.sh your AWS Cloudfront distribution ID.
9. Deploy your Lifecycle Job.

Your NextJS app is now deployed on AWS with Cloudfront.