Create application

You need to create a new Next.js application. You will add Uniform Context functionality to this app as you complete this tutorial.

Create app

Open a command-line interface (CLI) & enter the following command:

npx create-next-app my-uniform-app

This creates a basic Next.js application in a folder named my-uniform-app. This is the root folder for the web app.

You can assume that the path for any file mentioned from this point on relative to the root folder for the web app unless otherwise indicated.

Add the following file, using the values you saved when you created the API key:

/.env
UNIFORM_API_KEY=[!!! YOUR API KEY !!!]
UNIFORM_PROJECT_ID=[!!! YOUR PROJECT ID !!!]

This file contains a set of environment variables that Uniform Context expects to be available when the web app is built.

If you are unfamiliar with environment variables, this Medium article provides an excellent introduction.