# Containerize a Next.js application — Step 1: Install Vitest and React Testing Library (custom projects)

> If you're using a custom project and haven't already added the necessary testing tools, install them by running Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```console $ npm install --save-dev vitest @vitejs/plugin-react @testing-library/react @testing-library/dom jsdom ``` Th

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## Knowledge

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If you're using a custom project and haven't already added the necessary testing tools, install them by running

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ npm install --save-dev vitest @vitejs/plugin-react @testing-library/react @testing-library/dom jsdom
```

Then, update the scripts section of your package.json file to include

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
"scripts": {
  "test": "vitest",
  "test:run": "vitest run"
}
```

For lint, add a lint script (and optionally lint:fix). For example, with ESLint

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
"scripts": {
  "test": "vitest",
  "test:run": "vitest run",
  "lint": "eslint .",
  "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix"
}
```

The sample project uses eslint and eslint-config-next for Next.js. Install them in a custom project with

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ npm install --save-dev eslint eslint-config-next @eslint/eslintrc
```

Create an ESLint config file (e.g. eslint.config.cjs) in your project root with Next.js rules and global ignores

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```js
const { defineConfig, globalIgnores } = require("eslint/config");
const { FlatCompat } = require("@eslint/eslintrc");

const compat = new FlatCompat({ baseDirectory: __dirname });

module.exports = defineConfig([
  ...compat.extends(
    "eslint-config-next/core-web-vitals",
    "eslint-config-next/typescript",
  ),
  globalIgnores([
    ".next/**",
    "out/**",
    "build/**",
    "next-env.d.ts",
    "node_modules/**",
    "eslint.config.cjs",
  ]),
]);
```

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