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1. Add `output: 'export'` in `next.config.js`. See [static exports documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/deploying/static-exports#configuration) for more information.
2. Comment out `headers()` from `next.config.js`.
3. Change `components/Image.tsx` to use a standard `<img>` tag instead of `next/image`:

```ts
/* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/alt-text */
/* eslint-disable @next/next/no-img-element */
import NextImage, { ImageProps } from 'next/image'

// @ts-ignore
const Image = ({ ...rest }: ImageProps) => <img {...rest} />

export default Image
```
3. Add `unoptimized: true` to the `images` key in `next.config.js`:

Alternatively, to continue using `next/image`, you can use an alternative image optimization provider such as Imgix, Cloudinary or Akamai. See [image optimization documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/deploying/static-exports#image-optimization) for more details.

4. Remove `api` folder and components which call the server-side function such as the Newsletter component. Not technically required and the site will build successfully, but the APIs cannot be used as they are server-side functions.
5. Run `yarn build`. The generated static content is in the `out` folder.
6. Deploy the `out` folder to your hosting service of choice or run `npx serve out` to view the website locally.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How can I add a custom MDX component?

Here's an example on how to create a donut chart from Chart.js (assuming you already have the dependencies installed) and use it in MDX posts. First, create a new `DonutChart.tsx` component in `components`:

```tsx
'use client'

import { Doughnut } from 'react-chartjs-2'
import { Chart as ChartJS, ArcElement, Tooltip, Legend } from 'chart.js'

ChartJS.register(ArcElement, Tooltip, Legend)

const DonutChart = ({ data }) => {
return <Doughnut data={data} />
}
__Note__: Deploying on Github pages require addition modifications to the base path. Please refer to the FAQ for more information.

export default Doughnut
```

Since the underlying `Doughnut` component uses React hooks, we add the `'use client'` directive to specify that it is a client side component. Also, there is an existing issue which prevents named components from being used, so we need to export the component as the default export.

Next, add the component to `MDXComponents.tsx`:

```diff
...
+ import DonutChart from './DonutChart'

export const components: MDXComponents = {
Image,
TOCInline,
a: CustomLink,
pre: Pre,
+ DonutChart,
BlogNewsletterForm,
}
```

You can now use the component in `.mdx` files:

```mdx
## Example Donut Chart

export const data = {
labels: ['Red', 'Blue', 'Yellow'],
datasets: [
{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [12, 19, 3],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
],
borderColor: ['rgba(255, 99, 132, 1)', 'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)', 'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)'],
borderWidth: 1,
},
],
}

<DonutChart data={data} />
```
## Frequently Asked Questions

### How can I customize the `kbar` search?
Add a `SearchProvider` component such as the one shown below and use it in place of the default `SearchProvider` component in `app/layout.tsx`.
`defaultActions` are the initial list of actions.
`onSearchDocumentsLoad` is a callback function that is called when the documents specified by `searchDocumentsPath` are loaded. Set `searchDocumentsPath` to `false` to disable the dynamically loaded search feature.
```tsx
'use client'

import { KBarSearchProvider } from 'pliny/search/KBar'
import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
import { CoreContent } from 'pliny/utils/contentlayer'
import { Blog } from 'contentlayer/generated'

export const SearchProvider = ({ children }) => {
const router = useRouter()
return (
<KBarSearchProvider
kbarConfig={{
searchDocumentsPath: 'search.json',
defaultActions: [
{
id: 'homepage',
name: 'Homepage',
keywords: '',
shortcut: ['h', 'h'],
section: 'Home',
perform: () => router.push('/'),
},
{
id: 'projects',
name: 'Projects',
keywords: '',
shortcut: ['p'],
section: 'Home',
perform: () => router.push('/projects'),
},
],
onSearchDocumentsLoad(json) {
return json.map((post: CoreContent<Blog>) => ({
id: post.path,
name: post.title,
keywords: post?.summary || '',
section: 'Blog',
subtitle: post.tags.join(', '),
perform: () => router.push(post.path),
}))
},
}}
>
{children}
</KBarSearchProvider>
)
}
```
- [How can I add a custom MDX component?](/faq/custom-mdx-component.md)
- [How can I customize the `kbar` search?](/faq/customize-kbar-search.md)
- [How do I deploy on Github pages?](/faq/github-pages-deployment.md)

## Support

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# How can I add a custom MDX component?

Here's an example on how to create a donut chart from Chart.js (assuming you already have the dependencies installed) and use it in MDX posts. First, create a new `DonutChart.tsx` component in `components`:

```tsx
'use client'

import { Doughnut } from 'react-chartjs-2'
import { Chart as ChartJS, ArcElement, Tooltip, Legend } from 'chart.js'

ChartJS.register(ArcElement, Tooltip, Legend)

const DonutChart = ({ data }) => {
return <Doughnut data={data} />
}

export default Doughnut
```

Since the underlying `Doughnut` component uses React hooks, we add the `'use client'` directive to specify that it is a client side component. Also, there is an existing issue which prevents named components from being used, so we need to export the component as the default export.

Next, add the component to `MDXComponents.tsx`:

```diff
...
+ import DonutChart from './DonutChart'

export const components: MDXComponents = {
Image,
TOCInline,
a: CustomLink,
pre: Pre,
+ DonutChart,
BlogNewsletterForm,
}
```

You can now use the component in `.mdx` files:

```mdx
## Example Donut Chart

export const data = {
labels: ['Red', 'Blue', 'Yellow'],
datasets: [
{
label: '# of Votes',
data: [12, 19, 3],
backgroundColor: [
'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
'rgba(54, 162, 235, 0.2)',
'rgba(255, 206, 86, 0.2)',
],
borderColor: ['rgba(255, 99, 132, 1)', 'rgba(54, 162, 235, 1)', 'rgba(255, 206, 86, 1)'],
borderWidth: 1,
},
],
}

<DonutChart data={data} />
```
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# How can I customize the `kbar` search?

Add a `SearchProvider` component such as the one shown below and use it in place of the default `SearchProvider` component in `app/layout.tsx`.

`defaultActions` are the initial list of actions.

`onSearchDocumentsLoad` is a callback function that is called when the documents specified by `searchDocumentsPath` are loaded. Set `searchDocumentsPath` to `false` to disable the dynamically loaded search feature.

```tsx
'use client'

import { KBarSearchProvider } from 'pliny/search/KBar'
import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
import { CoreContent } from 'pliny/utils/contentlayer'
import { Blog } from 'contentlayer/generated'

export const SearchProvider = ({ children }) => {
const router = useRouter()
return (
<KBarSearchProvider
kbarConfig={{
searchDocumentsPath: 'search.json',
defaultActions: [
{
id: 'homepage',
name: 'Homepage',
keywords: '',
shortcut: ['h', 'h'],
section: 'Home',
perform: () => router.push('/'),
},
{
id: 'projects',
name: 'Projects',
keywords: '',
shortcut: ['p'],
section: 'Home',
perform: () => router.push('/projects'),
},
],
onSearchDocumentsLoad(json) {
return json.map((post: CoreContent<Blog>) => ({
id: post.path,
name: post.title,
keywords: post?.summary || '',
section: 'Blog',
subtitle: post.tags.join(', '),
perform: () => router.push(post.path),
}))
},
}}
>
{children}
</KBarSearchProvider>
)
}
```
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# How do I deploy on Github pages?

[Demo](https://timlrx.github.io/tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog/) & [Source](https://github.com/timlrx/tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog/tree/test-gh-pages-static)

1. Follow the section on creating a static build in the main README and test it locally to ensure that it works.
2. Specify the base path in `next.config.js` to match your repository name e.g. `basePath: "/tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog"`.
3. Modify `component/Image.tsx` to use the correct base path for the image source:

```tsx
import NextImage, { ImageProps } from 'next/image'

const Image = ({ src, ...rest }: ImageProps) => (
<NextImage src={`/tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog${src}`} {...rest} />
)

export default Image
```

4. To automate deployment, here's a Github action that you could use

```yml
# Sample workflow for building and deploying a Next.js site to GitHub Pages
#
# To get started with Next.js see: https://nextjs.org/docs/getting-started
#
name: Deploy Next.js site to Pages

on:
# Runs on pushes targeting the default branch
push:
branches: ['test-gh-pages-static']

# Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
workflow_dispatch:

# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
permissions:
contents: read
pages: write
id-token: write

# Allow only one concurrent deployment, skipping runs queued between the run in-progress and latest queued.
# However, do NOT cancel in-progress runs as we want to allow these production deployments to complete.
concurrency:
group: 'pages'
cancel-in-progress: false

jobs:
# Build job
build:
name: Build Nextjs Blog
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Detect package manager
id: detect-package-manager
run: |
if [ -f "${{ github.workspace }}/yarn.lock" ]; then
echo "manager=yarn" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "command=install" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "runner=yarn" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
exit 0
elif [ -f "${{ github.workspace }}/package.json" ]; then
echo "manager=npm" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "command=ci" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
echo "runner=npx --no-install" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
exit 0
else
echo "Unable to determine package manager"
exit 1
fi
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v3
with:
node-version: '18'
cache: ${{ steps.detect-package-manager.outputs.manager }}
- name: Restore cache
uses: actions/cache@v3
with:
path: |
.next/cache
# Generate a new cache whenever packages or source files change.
key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json', '**/yarn.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('**.[jt]s', '**.[jt]sx') }}
# If source files changed but packages didn't, rebuild from a prior cache.
restore-keys: |
${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json', '**/yarn.lock') }}-
- name: Install dependencies
run: ${{ steps.detect-package-manager.outputs.manager }} ${{ steps.detect-package-manager.outputs.command }}
- name: Build project assets
run: ${{ steps.detect-package-manager.outputs.manager }} build
- name: Upload artifact
uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v2
with:
path: ./out

# Deployment job
deploy:
environment:
name: github-pages
url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: build
steps:
- name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
id: deployment
uses: actions/deploy-pages@v2
```

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