Are cold starts an issue?
I haven't used Next API routes as a primary API before, and from what I understand they are mostly serverless functions, are there cold start issues?
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There are cold starts, but you can choose your runtime (serless vs edge). Edge should be faster to spin up, but it has some limitations: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/rendering/edge-and-nodejs-runtimes
Rendering: Edge and Node.js Runtimes | Next.js
Learn about the switchable runtimes (Edge and Node.js) in Next.js.
Im thinking it would be better to not use serverless in my case and just keep a node process open