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You don't need Next.js – Why we migrated from Next to React

We migrated the ComfyDeploy dashboard from Next.js to just React

Second, since our dashboard was primarily React-based and didn't require Next.js's server-side features, the framework's optimizations were adding unnecessary overhead. The migration forced us to clean house too - ditching old features we didn't need, dropping unused dependencies, and completely rethinking our API setup. The jump from Next.js 14 to 15 really drove this home - dependencies breaking left and right, and even with Turbo mode, dev server is still slow enough to make you want to bang your head against the wall.

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