GraphQL support

[jc3lee]

Hello, I wanted to ask how you'd add GraphQL. You said express was big and slowed next js. Would you use apollo-server then?

[jc3lee]

I just realized that apollo-server uses express too...

[wortkotze]

We are using next together with Apollo. It’s working fine but then we don’t deploy on Zeit.co. Zeit.co is done with lambda functions and graphql can only work performaned if you cache a lot. So you need a different infrastructure

[hoangvvo]

@wortkotze Did you try using Redis or Memcached https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/data/data-sources/#using-memcachedredis-as-a-cache-storage-backend

[hoangvvo]

@ljc-dev I am using GraphQL with Next.js right now actually. If this gets a lot of interests, I would love to create one as another project.

[wortkotze]

Yes I’m using redis but not with Zeit deployments.

[jc3lee]

Thanks for your feedback! I think I get it now. I also got advised by Ben Awad (YT nextjs tutorials) to separate API from frontend. Basically, use Next js frontend and express graphql backend. I think I'll stick with that for now, I haven't learnt Redis yet.

[jc3lee]

I'm reopening it, as I just realized by closing this issue others can't ask for the graphQL feature.
Btw, I plan on using apollo-client in next js and express-graphql backend.

[foaadnami]

+1

[hoangvvo]

@ljc-dev have you tried looking at this example https://github.com/zeit/next.js/blob/canary/examples/api-routes-graphql/pages/api/graphql.js You do not need to learn Redis at all- simply copy the config over from https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/data/data-sources/#using-memcachedredis-as-a-cache-storage-backend

[jc3lee]

@hoangvvo I have checked your previous link on apollo client side caching. I understand how easy it is to configure it but I don't know anything on Redis yet. Not even how to use a redis client like ioredis.
To be honest, I'd rather use express-graphql than apollo-server-micro because there are more tutorials plus it's easier to google for help. And size won't be a problem because I'm going to use nextjs on frontend and express backend. Thanks for the advice anyway!

[jc3lee]

@hoangvvo
I made a jwt auth with graphQL using apollo-client + nextjs as front and apollo-server-express + express as back and added redis cache today. There really is nothing to configure to add apollo server redis cache. Thanks again and I'd be glad if you checked it out
https://github.com/ljc-dev/jwt-auth-nextjs-express