vercel-architecture-variants

# Vercel Architecture Variants ## Overview Choose the right Vercel architecture based on team size, traffic patterns, and technical requirements. Covers five validated blueprints from static site to multi-project enterprise deployment, with migration paths between them. ## Prerequisites - Understanding of team size and traffic requirements - Knowledge of Vercel deployment model (edge, serverless, static) - Clear SLA requirements ## Instructions ### Variant 1: Static Site (JAMstack) **Best for:** Marketing sites, docs, blogs, landing pages **Team size:** 1-3 developers **Traffic:** Any (fully CDN-served) ``` project/ ├── public/ # Static assets ├── src/ │ ├── pages/ # Static pages (SSG) │ └── components/ # React components ├── vercel.json # Headers, redirects └── package.json ``` ```json // vercel.json { "headers": [ { "source": "/(.*)", "headers": [ { "key": "Cache-Control", "value": "public, max-age=3600, stale-while-revalidate=86400" } ] } ] } ``` **Key decisions:** - No serverless functions needed - All pages pre-rendered at build time - ISR for pages that update periodically - Cost: minimal (mostly bandwidth) ### Variant 2: Full-Stack Next.js (Most Common) **Best for:** SaaS applications, dashboards, e-commerce **Team size:** 2-10 developers **Traffic:** Low to high ``` project/ ├── src/ │ ├── app/ │ │ ├── api/ # Serverless API routes │ │ ├── (marketing)/ # Static public page...