you can use route groups for that. Group your parts of your app with specific groups to apply specific components and layouts only to this part of your app: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/routing/route-groups

So in theory if I wrap a folder with (), it will not use my main layout.tsx in app/ directory?

this is the theory:

You see, that you can have multiple groups and each group can have it's own layout. So the layout inside your app applies to all childs under it (both groups), but the layout in group1 will only apply to group1 and the layout in group2 will only apply to group2 ^^

oh so layout.tsx would still apply to ALL of my pages

yes, maybe this is a better picture: https://nextjs.org/_next/image?url=%2Fdocs%2Fdark%2Froute-group-multiple-layouts.png&w=1920&q=75

doesnt Next take the (folders) as comments for organization purposes?

huh

didnt know that

as comments?

For organizational purposes no?

for organizational purposes? wdym?

yea

uhh hold on

lemme send it

so it doesnt actually change the routing, it just keeps your application more tidy

yes, it just creates route groups

So what would be the best way for me to render Navbar in all pages and Sidebar only on dashboard? Should I just remove root layout, add all main pages to () wrapped folder, put that layout over there and just keep dashboard on another () folder?

if I understood that correctly, yes

honestly thats a tough one, but yea that actually should owrk, the (folder1)/layout (folder2)/layout

try that out

and don't forget to create a root layout

wont nextjs freak out if they see I have no layout and no page.tsx?

well that depends

yea, create a root layout with html and body tag

you need to have a root layout

and I think you need a / path too

but one of the folders can be:

you don't

just default layout right?

(root)/page.tsx and (root)/layout.tsx will be your app
and (dashboard)/layout.tsx and (dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx your /dashboard route

ok thanks!

happy to help. Please mark solution

and also page.tsx on root doesnt matter right?

yes, that doesnt matter

Okay thanks again

np