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title: "Next.js Starter template | Netlify"
description: "A Next.js App Router starter that uses Netlify Edge Functions, Image CDN, and Blobs directly from your own code."
source: "https://www.netlify.com/templates/nextjs-starter/"
last_updated: "2026-10-19T11:51:46.000Z"
---
# Next.js Starter

A Next.js App Router starter that uses Netlify Edge Functions, Image CDN, and Blobs directly from your own code.

[](https://github.com/netlify-templates/next-platform-starter "View source on GitHub")[Use template](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnetlify-templates%2Fnext-platform-starter) [View demo](https://nextjs-platform-starter.netlify.app/)

## Tags

-   Next.js

![Preview of Next.js Starter](/cms-assets/templates/nextjs-starter.webp)

## Built on Netlify

-   Edge Functions
    
    Code that runs at the network edge, close to each visitor.
    
    [Read the docs
    
    ](https://docs.netlify.com/build/edge-functions/overview/)
-   Image CDN
    
    Resizes, crops, and converts images on request.
    
    [Read the docs
    
    ](https://docs.netlify.com/build/image-cdn/overview/)
-   Blobs
    
    Key-value storage for files and data, built into every site.
    
    [Read the docs
    
    ](https://docs.netlify.com/build/data-and-storage/netlify-blobs/)

### Also uses

-   Next.js 16
-   Tailwind CSS 4

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Next.js Starter

[Use template](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnetlify-templates%2Fnext-platform-starter)