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How to use Liveblocks with Next.js /app directory

A pattern we’d recommend when using Next.js /app directory is creating a Room.tsx client component in the current route, and using RoomProvider within here.

Room.tsx
"use client";
import { ReactNode } from "react";import { RoomProvider } from "../liveblocks.config";import { LiveObject } from "@liveblocks/client";
export default function Room({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {  return (    <RoomProvider      id="my-room-name"      initialPresence={{}}      initialStorage={{        // ✅ This is a client component, so everything works!        session: new LiveObject(),      }}    >      {children}    </RoomProvider>  );}

Doing this avoids an issue when importing LiveObject/LiveMap/ListList into server components. You can then use Room.tsx in your server component, and everything will work as expected.

layout.tsx
import { ReactNode } from "react";import { Room } from "./Room";
export default function Layout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {  return (    <html lang="en">      <body>        <Room>{children}</Room>      </body>    </html>  );}

Structuring your app

To take this one step further, you can then server-render your layout within Room’s children, whilst using other client components for real-time parts of your app:

room.tsx
import { ReactNode } from "react";import { Room } from "./Room";import { LiveCanvas } from "./LiveCanvas";
export default function Layout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {  return (    <html lang="en">      <body>        {/* Room.tsx is a client component that contains RoomProvider */}        <Room>          {/* This layout is server rendered */}          <header style={{ height: "150px" }}>My drawing app</header>          <main style={{ width: "100%" }}>            {/* LiveCanvas is a client component using Liveblocks features */}            <LiveCanvas />          </main>        </Room>      </body>    </html>  );}

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