new to next.js - reasons for pairing next with express

[jaybytez]

We are looking to build a site using next.js for static site and server side generation. One of the internal suggestions is to run next with express on node. Is there a reason you would pair next.js with express? I haven't found any really good resources except one blog post from logrocket. Thanks in advance.

[Timer]

Pairing Next.js with Express was only necessary before Next.js 9. It is no longer a recommended pattern!

It used to be useful for dynamic routing, but that feature is now built into Next.js.

Using Express with Next.js actually ends up reducing your application performance, and makes deployment more difficult (not compatible with any Jamstack platforms, e.g. Vercel, which Next.js is designed for).

[kamilml]

I have a question about How to set httpOnly cookies? #12301

in old versions I was using express to make a reverse proxy, because my backend API is with another domain

what is the solution without express?