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Harshal Ranjhani @harshalranjhani

Secure File Handling With UploadThing In Next.js Applications

UploadThing simplifies file uploads in Next.js apps with type-safe APIs, intuitive React integration & robust security features like access controls & URL signing.

Introduction

UploadThing is an open-source file upload solution specifically designed for Next.js applications. It provides developers with a type-safe, efficient way to handle file uploads while offering features like file validation, transformation, and direct integration with popular frameworks.

  
  
  Technical Overview

At its core, UploadThing consists of three main components:

Server-side file router
Client-side components and hooks
Type-safe API endpoints

  
  
  Installation and Basic Setup

First, install the required packages:

npm install uploadthing @uploadthing/react...