We're very proud to open-source Next.js , a small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript webapps, built on top of React, Webpack and Babel, which powers this very site! The "Hello World" of Next.js To start using it, run inside a new directory with a  package.json : $ npm install next --save $ mkdir pages Populate  pages/index.js : import React from 'react' export default ( ) => < div > Hello world ! < / div > Add a script to the  package.json  like this: { "scripts" : { "dev" : "next" } } and run: This blog post will go into the philosophy and design decisions of the project. To learn how to use Next.js instead, please refer to the  README , where you can learn the entirety of the tool's capabilities in just a few minutes. First we'll dive into the  background  of the project and then describe 6 basic principles: Zero setup. Use the filesystem as an API Only JavaScript.…