The project was created as a Next.js application because it was uncertain whether there would be a server component and whether there would be a need for SSR.
The project has evolved to a stage where the most likely deployment scenarios are a statically hosted site based on existing web server components, e.g., nginx etc.
Also, the SSR functionality of Next.js as well as the hidden configuration managed by Next.js makes it hard to control specific customizations.
Therefore, we should migrate to a more basic setup. It could either be plain CRA or it could be Vite based. The latter being the preferred option.
The project was created as a Next.js application because it was uncertain whether there would be a server component and whether there would be a need for SSR. The project has evolved to a stage where the most likely deployment scenarios are a statically hosted site based on existing web server components, e.g., nginx etc. Also, the SSR functionality of Next.js as well as the hidden configuration managed by Next.js makes it hard to control specific customizations. Therefore, we should migrate to a more basic setup. It could either be plain CRA or it could be Vite based. The latter being the preferred option.