Static sites are becoming increasingly popular for their speed, security, and scalability. In this tutorial, we will show you how to build a static site ecommerce platform using Contentful, Gatsby, and Commerce Layer. This tutorial is based on a site architecture and development workflow that was previously described in a blog post, but with the use of Gatsby instead of Jekyll.
Create a Contentful account if you don’t have one already. You can sign up for free on their website.
Once logged in, create an empty space and take note of the Organization ID, Space ID, Content management access token, and Content delivery access token.
Create a contentfulrc file and store your credentials in the following format:
ORGANIZATION_ID=<your_organization_id>
SPACE_ID=<your_space_id>
CMA_TOKEN=<your_content_management_access_token>
CDA_TOKEN=<your_content_delivery_access_token>
Download the content_model.json file from the provided repository and use it to bootstrap your content model in Contentful.
Your content model should now be set up, consisting of variants, sizes, products, categories, catalogs, and countries.
This tutorial demonstrates how to build a static site ecommerce platform using Contentful, Gatsby, and Commerce Layer. By combining these tools, you can create a fast, secure, and scalable online store with customizable product catalogs and the ability to generate catalog pages for different countries. This setup allows you to have full control over the content management and ecommerce functionality of your site.