--- title: Next.js 13: complete guide to Server Components and the... description: Next.js 13 is a major release of the most popular React framework. It ships with a new routing system, also called App Router. The new directory brings many... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/next-js-13-complete-guide-to-server-components-and-the-app-directory-uictognpe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Next.js 13: complete guide to Server Components and the App Directory | daily.dev og:description: Next.js 13 is a major release of the most popular React framework. It ships with a new routing system, also called App Router. The new directory brings many... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/next-js-13-complete-guide-to-server-components-and-the-app-directory-uictognpe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UiCtognpE.png og:image:alt: Next.js 13: complete guide to Server Components and the App Directory og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Next.js 13: complete guide to Server Components and the App Directory **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 12 min read · 137 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Next.js 13 is a major release of the most popular React framework. It ships with a new routing system, also called App Router. The new directory brings many improvements to the existing directory, and it's the new default way to write Next.js apps. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kpratik2015** · 0 upvotes > Really good write up 👏 **@aston** · 0 upvotes > Nice! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/next-js-13-complete-guide-to-server-components-and-the-app-directory-uictognpe) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Next.js 13: complete guide to Server Components and the App Directory","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/next-js-13-complete-guide-to-server-components-and-the-app-directory-uictognpe","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/next-js-13-complete-guide-to-server-components-and-the-app-directory-uictognpe"},"datePublished":"2023-06-06T15:45:35.635Z","dateModified":"2023-12-07T12:02:45.284Z","description":"Next.js 13 is a major release of the most popular React framework. 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