Deploying a Laravel API + Separate Frontend (Next.js, Nuxt, SPA) on Deploynix

The days of Laravel serving Blade templates for every page are not over, but they are no longer the only option. More teams are choosing to build their Laravel backend as a pure API and pair it with a JavaScript frontend framework like Next.js, Nuxt, or a single-page application built with React, Vue, or Svelte. This architecture offers real benefits: specialized frontend tooling, independent deployment cycles, and the ability to serve multiple clients (web, mobile, third-party integrations) from a single API. But this architecture also introduces deployment complexity that a traditional Laravel application does not have. You now have two applications to deploy, two sets of environment variables to manage, and a network boundary between your frontend and backend that needs careful configuration. CORS headers, authentication tokens, API versioning, and deployment coordination all become first-class concerns. In this guide, we will walk through exactly how to set up this architecture on