At Ably we are big fans of Next.js / This application demonstrates using some of the Ably fundamentals with Next.js. You can build features and use cases upon these fundamentals such as notifications, activity streams, chat, realtime visualisations and dashboards, and collaborative multiplayer experiences.
Authentication
Token Authentication is the recommended approach for auth with Ably.
Pub/Sub Channels
Pub/Sub (Publish/Subscribe) with Ably lets you publish messages on channels and subscribe to channels to receive messages.
Presence
Presence with Ably allows you to keep track of devices that are present on a channel. This is great for tracking if a device is online or offline or indicating if a user is in a chat room when using Ably for Chat.
History
Retrieve a history of messages that have been published to a channel.