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# Next.js app (/docs/template/examples/nextjs)

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Related: [Next.js app (Bun)](/docs/template/examples/nextjs-bun.md), [Expo app](/docs/template/examples/expo.md), [Desktop](/docs/template/examples/desktop.md), [Claude Code](/docs/template/examples/claude-code.md), [Docker](/docs/template/examples/docker.md), [Error handling](/docs/template/error-handling.md)

> Next.js web app running in the sandbox using Node.js

Basic Next.js app with Tailwind and shadcn UI

<Note>The development server runs on port 3000 as soon as the sandbox is ready.</Note>

<CodeGroup>
```typescript title="JavaScript & TypeScript"
// template.ts
import { Template, waitForURL } from 'e2b'

export const template = Template()
  .fromNodeImage('21-slim')
  .setWorkdir('/home/user/nextjs-app')
  .runCmd(
    'npx create-next-app@14.2.30 . --ts --tailwind --no-eslint --import-alias "@/*" --use-npm --no-app --no-src-dir'
  )
  .runCmd('npx shadcn@2.1.7 init -d')
  .runCmd('npx shadcn@2.1.7 add --all')
  .runCmd(
    'mv /home/user/nextjs-app/* /home/user/ && rm -rf /home/user/nextjs-app'
  )
  .setWorkdir('/home/user')
  .setStartCmd('npx next --turbo', waitForURL('http://localhost:3000'))
```

```python title="Python"
# template.py
from e2b import Template, wait_for_url

template = (
    Template()
    .from_node_image("21-slim")
    .set_workdir("/home/user/nextjs-app")
    .run_cmd(
        'npx create-next-app@14.2.30 . --ts --tailwind --no-eslint --import-alias "@/*" --use-npm --no-app --no-src-dir'
    )
    .run_cmd("npx shadcn@2.1.7 init -d")
    .run_cmd("npx shadcn@2.1.7 add --all")
    .run_cmd("mv /home/user/nextjs-app/* /home/user/ && rm -rf /home/user/nextjs-app")
    .set_workdir("/home/user")
    .set_start_cmd("npx next --turbo", wait_for_url('http://localhost:3000'))
)
```
</CodeGroup>

<CodeGroup>
```typescript title="JavaScript & TypeScript"
// build.ts
import { Template, defaultBuildLogger } from 'e2b'
import { template as nextJSTemplate } from './template'

Template.build(nextJSTemplate, 'nextjs-app', {
  cpuCount: 4,
  memoryMB: 4096,
  onBuildLogs: defaultBuildLogger(),
})
```

```python title="Python"
# build.py
from e2b import Template, default_build_logger
from .template import template as nextjsTemplate

Template.build(nextjsTemplate, 'nextjs-app',
    cpu_count=4,
    memory_mb=4096,
    on_build_logs=default_build_logger(),
)
```
</CodeGroup>