# Build a File transfer application using NextJS
Imagine a world without data transfer or a world where file transfer can only be done using secondary memory devices like flash drives or hard disks. This will reduce productivity, especially for transfers over a long distance.
The silver lining to this is that the world has developed to where files are transferred using web/mobile/desktop applications, making drives almost obsolete.

In this article, you will learn how to build and deploy a File transfer application using NextJS.

## Table of Content
- Introduction
- Prerequisites
- Setting up the frontend
- Adding file transfer functionality
- Testing the application
- Bonus section :tada:
- Deploying the application
- Conclusion
- Resources