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Running firebase experiments:enable webframeworks on your laptop does nothing for GitHub Actions. Here is the env var the CLI actually reads, the complete workflow, and why Firebase now steers Next.js apps to App Hosting.
AWS S3 is the default for object storage, but for EU-only workloads it is more expensive than necessary and you must explicitly select an EU region to satisfy GDPR data residency. Scaleway Object Storage stores every byte in Paris or Amsterdam by default — there is no US region to opt out of — uses the same S3-compatible API, and costs 50-70% less for typical workloads. Here is the 2026 pricing breakdown, the API parity list, and the gotchas that make Scaleway a no-go for some workloads (no Glacier tier, fewer storage classes, no Lambda@Edge equivalent).
Google Analytics 4 is found illegal in multiple EU countries (Austria, France, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) because it transfers user data to the US. To stay compliant you need a consent banner, a Data Processing Agreement, and Consent Mode v2 — and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework on which Google relies is itself under legal threat at the EU's top court. Self-hosted Plausible Analytics collects no personal data, sets no cookies, and runs on your own server. Here is the 2026 setup, the cost, the feature gaps you should plan for (no heatmaps, no BigQuery export, no Google Ads Smart Bidding), and the deployment steps on a Hetzner VPS or Scaleway Stardust.
Configure VERCEL_EXPERIMENTAL_DEV_SKIP_LINK to skip the Vercel CLI dev link and speed up local Next.js development.
If Stripe webhooks return `Webhook signature verification failed`, your Next.js route is parsing the JSON before Stripe sees it. Here's the exact raw-body pattern for App Router, Pages Router, and Vercel Edge — plus the three secret-mismatch traps that cause the same error.
Environment variables not working on Vercel? Learn the exact configuration needed for Next.js 15 deployment with zero errors.
Step-by-step guide to creating a production-ready Docker development environment with hot reload, debugging, and Docker Compose.
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