next-bun-compile

A Next.js Build Adapter that compiles your app into a single-file Bun executable. One command, one binary, no runtime dependencies.

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Why next-bun-compile?

One binary, ship anywhere

next build produces a single ./dist/app executable with every static asset, public file, and runtime chunk embedded. Copy it to a distroless image, scp it to a VM, attach it to a release — that's the deploy.

Memory-served hot paths

Static assets and fully-static prerendered pages are served straight from memory; ISR pages get an invalidation-aware in-memory cache. First byte in ~60ms — Next.js boots lazily on the first dynamic request.

Smaller image footprint

~30MB binary on distroless beats ~150MB for bun + standalonesetups. For native deps like sharp, the runner adds the C runtime libs and you're at ~80MB total.

Native deps just work

sharp, bcrypt, better-sqlite3 — handled. A runtime resolver hook plus a build-time chunk rewrite makes externalized packages resolve cleanly from inside the compiled binary, with no per-package configuration.

Monorepo aware

Bun workspaces, pnpm workspaces, Turborepo all work. The traced tree's nested layout (apps/web) is handled correctly out of the box, extraction included.

Works with what you already use

One line in your next.config.ts (adapterPath: "next-bun-compile"). No changes to your app code, no opinions about your routing or data layer.

Quick start

bun add -D next-bun-compile

// next.config.ts
import type { NextConfig } from "next";

const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
  adapterPath: "next-bun-compile",
};

export default nextConfig;

next build    # → ./dist/app, one command
./dist/app    # serves on port 3000

Full walkthrough in Getting started.