Next.js from Development to Deployment - Get Posts and Parse Frontmatter

The video tutorial explains how to fetch and display markdown files with front matter on a webpage using Node.js and Next.js. It covers the use of the FS module for server-side data fetching, creating slugs from filenames, and parsing front matter with the Gray Matter package. The tutorial also demonstrates how to prepare the data for integration into a component, ensuring it is ready for display on the page.

What is the purpose of the 'getStaticProps' function in Next.js?

Explain the role of the FS module in the context of fetching data.

How does the code ensure that the FS module is only used server-side?

Describe the process of reading files from a directory in the code.

How do you create a slug from a file name in the provided code?

What is the expected output when console logging the posts array?

What is the significance of using the Gray Matter package?