---
type: "Article"
title: "Prerendering for Next.js: Setup Guide"
description: "Production prerendering for Next.js App Router: bot detection middleware, reverse proxy routing, WAF whitelist, validation."
resource: "https://prerender.info/blog/prerendering-implementation-guide-nextjs"
tags: [Implementation Guide, prerendering Next.js, Next.js App Router prerendering, bot detection middleware, ostr.io Next.js, prerendering setup]
timestamp: 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z
---

# Prerendering for Next.js: Setup Guide

Production prerendering for Next.js App Router: bot detection middleware, reverse proxy routing, WAF whitelist, validation.

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