Introduction

• Frontend-focused deployment platform.
• Optimized for React / Next.js apps with serverless functions.
• Zero infra management
• Fast global delivery
• Vercel does NOT replace backend infra, still need:
  • Database (Supabase, RDS, PlanetScale)
  • Cache (Redis)
  • Queue (Kafka, SQS, etc.)

Deployment Flow

1. Go to vercel, connect the repo
2. Push code to GitHub
3. Vercel auto-detects framework
4. Build → Deploy → CDN
5. Every PR gets a Preview URL (with HTTPS)

Vercel provide

• Serverless Functions
  • API routes run as serverless (AWS Lambda under the hood)
  • Cold starts possible
• Edge Functions
  • Runs closer to users
  • Fast response, limited runtime
• Static Generation
  • Pre-build pages at deploy time
• Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)
  • Rebuild pages in background