# Project Structure in Next.js
When you create a Next.js application, the project directories are structured to handle routing, global styles, and dynamic configurations. Let us review the layout of a standard Next.js application:
Standard Next.js App Directory Layout
my-next-app/
├── src/
│ └── app/ # Main router context folder
│ ├── layout.tsx # Global page layout (HTML container shell)
│ ├── page.tsx # Landing index page view
│ └── globals.css # Global styles (Tailwind config directives)
├── public/ # Static files like icons, logo images
├── prisma/ # Prisma configurations & MySQL schema files
├── package.json # NPM Packages & custom script commands
└── tsconfig.json # TypeScript rules configuration
Directory Details:
- src/app: The core directory of the App Router. Every folder created here maps directly to a URL route.
- public: Used for static assets (images, icons, files). These assets can be accessed directly using base URLs (e.g., `/brand/logo.png`).
- tsconfig.json: Configures TypeScript paths, compilation boundaries, and module resolution aliases.
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