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Bun for Fast Next.js Tooling

Use Bun to speed up dependency install and local scripts while keeping your Next.js workflow stable.

Duration

45m

Technologies

3

Outcomes

3

Technologies

BunNext.jsTypeScript

What you will learn

  • Install and run scripts using Bun
  • Compare npm and Bun script execution
  • Keep package manager behavior predictable

Prerequisites

  • Node.js already installed
  • Basic terminal usage
  • Existing Next.js project

Tutorial content

Why Bun here

Bun reduces install and command overhead for local development. You can use it as a drop-in script runner in most Next.js projects.

Quick setup

# install bun
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

# install dependencies
bun install

# run next dev
bun run dev

Pragmatic tip

Keep one lockfile strategy per team. If you standardize on Bun, use `bun.lock` as the source of truth to avoid dependency drift.

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