Next Right Now (NRN) is a production-grade boilerplate built on the Next.js framework, designed to quickly scaffold deployable web applications with TypeScript, Vercel, and a set of opt-in presets. It is maintained by Unly (primarily Ambroise Dhenain) and has been used in production for Unly's own sites, including a fully static COVID-19 solidarity website built for French students.
What is Next Right Now?
Next Right Now is an open-source, MIT-licensed boilerplate that takes a set of preconfigured tools (CMS, analytics, monitoring, i18n, testing, CI/CD) and produces a deployable Next.js application on Vercel. It abstracts the wiring of those services into two active presets, so developers pick the preset that matches their stack rather than configuring each integration from scratch. The project is authored by Unly and has a public repository with over 1,200 GitHub stars.
Key Features
- Opt-in presets — Two active presets:
v2-mst-aptd-at-lcz-sty(Airtable, Stacker CMS, Locize) andv2-mst-aptd-gcms-lcz-sty(GraphCMS API v2, Locize); a third older preset is deprecated. - Next.js 11 + TypeScript — The codebase is written in TypeScript with strong typings, which one testimonial highlights as a major benefit.
- Vercel deployment — Demos for each preset and customer are hosted on Vercel, with separate production and preview URLs.
- Monitoring and analytics — Sentry for error monitoring and Amplitude for analytics are pre-integrated in both active presets.
- Internationalization — Locize is used for i18n in both presets, with translations optionally managed in Airtable or GraphCMS.
- CMS flexibility — Choose between Airtable with Stacker CMS (for a simpler, business-user-friendly CMS) or GraphCMS with a GraphQL API.
- Multi-tenant SaaS support — The repo includes SaaS B2B multi-single-tenancy (monorepo) support; the demos show two separate "Customer" deployments sharing one codebase.
- Testing and CI — Unit tests with Jest, end-to-end testing with Cypress, and a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline contributed by Hugo Martin.
- UI development tools — Storybook is set up for component development, with live Storybook demos linked for each preset.
Who is it for?
- Developers starting a new production Next.js project who want a head start with Sentry, Amplitude, Locize, and a CMS pre-wired.
- SaaS teams building B2B multi-tenant products who need per-customer production and preview environments; the demo structure shows how NRN separates Customer 1 and Customer 2 deployments.
- Hackathon participants or rapid-prototyping teams who need to stand up a polished, production-grade website quickly — NRN was used to build one within two hours during a 2020 French COVID-19 hackathon.
- Agencies and freelancers delivering client sites who benefit from the Airtable + Stacker preset's easy-to-use CMS for non-technical client editors.
What can you do with Next Right Now?
- Launch a multi-tenant B2B product: Use the monorepo and multi-single-tenancy support to manage multiple customer instances from one codebase, as shown by the separate customer demo URLs.
- Build a content-driven site with GraphQL: Choose the GraphCMS preset to get a GraphQL API and a CMS for structured content, with i18n managed through Locize.
- Set up client-editable sites with Airtable: Use the Airtable + Stacker preset to let business users edit content in a familiar spreadsheet-backed CMS.
FAQ
Is Next Right Now free?
Yes, Next Right Now is released under the MIT license, so it is free to use and modify. The services it integrates with, such as Locize and Stacker, may have their own paid plans when you deploy to production.
What Next.js version does Next Right Now use?
The repository metadata indicates Next.js 11. The project uses TypeScript and is designed to deploy on Vercel.
Which presets are available?
Two active presets: v2-mst-aptd-at-lcz-sty (Airtable, Stacker CMS, Locize) and v2-mst-aptd-gcms-lcz-sty (GraphCMS API v2, Locize). An older v1 SSR preset is deprecated and its demos have been removed.
Does Next Right Now support multi-tenancy?
Yes, the repository advertises SaaS B2B multi single-tenancy support using a monorepo. The demos include separate production and preview URLs for two distinct customers, illustrating how the same codebase serves multiple tenants.
What monitoring and analytics are included?
Sentry is preconfigured for error monitoring and Amplitude for analytics in both active presets. This is part of the baseline production-grade setup, along with Jest, Cypress, and GitHub Actions CI.
