Connecting to Databases

In Next.js, you can connect to your database directly inside Server Components or Server Actions. You do not need to create separate API routes for internal data fetching.

Best Practices

• Server-only: Ensure your database logic runs only on the server.
• Caching: Database queries in Server Components are not automatically cached (unlike fetch), so consider using unstable_cache or the use cache directive (Next.js 16) if needed.

Common ORMs include Prisma and Drizzle.