# Integrate an existing application to dfx

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/integrate-an-existing-application-to-dfx/38224>\
**Category:** Rust\
**Created:** [December 4, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/integrate-an-existing-application-to-dfx/38224 "2024-12-04T10:48:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jumanaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@jumanaa](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/jumanaa)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/integrate-an-existing-application-to-dfx/38224/1 "2024-12-04T10:48:00Z")

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I want to integrate an existing Next.js project with a DFINITY dfx project and establish a link between the two, enabling me to access and utilize data from the server-side database of the Next.js project within the dfx project. Is this feasible?

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**Author:** ![Vivienne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/vivienne/32/29170_2.png) [@Vivienne](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Vivienne)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/integrate-an-existing-application-to-dfx/38224/2 "2024-12-04T15:15:10Z")

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Next.js can’t run on canisters, but if you just want to be able to call a next.js backend from a canister then yes, that is feasible