Building MDX Blog with Contentlayer and Next.js

# Building MDX Blog with Contentlayer and Next.js MDX combines the simplicity of Markdown with the power of React components, making it perfect for technical blogs. ## Why MDX? MDX allows you to embed React components directly in your markdown content, creating rich, interactive documentation and blog posts. ## Setting Up Contentlayer Contentlayer transforms your content files into type-safe data that you can import directly into your Next.js application. ## Step 1: Installation ```bash npm install contentlayer next-contentlayer ``` ## Step 2: Configuration Configure Contentlayer to process your MDX files and generate TypeScript types. ## Step 3: Creating Content Write your blog posts in MDX format with frontmatter for metadata. ## Benefits - Type-safe content - Hot reload during development - Automatic route generation - Component embedding ## Conclusion MDX with Contentlayer creates a powerful, developer-friendly blogging experience.