Vercel Makes Changes to Next.js To Simplify Self-Hosting
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Next.js has improved self-hosting for frontend developers through enhanced documentation, a new GitHub community, and a video guide. They introduced a new cache API called "use cache" and two revalidation APIs: CacheTag and CacheLife. Next.js 15 now automatically installs Sharp for better image processing and memory efficiency. The framework updated default cache control headers and simplified custom cache handler configuration. These changes aim to provide faster response times, lower server load, and increased flexibility for developers.
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