Introduction to Vercel

Vercel is a cloud platform for static sites and Serverless Functions that fits perfectly with modern web development workflows. It enables developers to host websites and web services that deploy instantly and scale automatically.

Key Features

• Zero Configuration: Automatic deployments with Git
• Serverless Functions: Deploy API endpoints with Node.js, Python, Go, and more
• Edge Network: Global CDN for optimal performance
• Preview Deployments: Every push creates a unique deployment

To deploy a project on Vercel:

1. Install Vercel CLI: npm i -g vercel
2. Login to your account: vercel login
3. Deploy your project: vercel

• Use environment variables for sensitive information
• Configure build settings in vercel.json
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Monitor deployment performance regularly

Vercel is particularly well-suited for:

• Next.js applications
• Static websites
• Single-page applications (SPAs)
• JAMstack projects