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Gatsby Starter Contentful Homepage Ts

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Updated: 7 Mar 2023
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Overview

The Gatsby Starter Contentful Homepage is a starter template designed to help users create a homepage using Gatsby and Contentful. This starter provides a demonstration of how to use Contentful to build a homepage and can be customized to match individual visual branding. It is written in TypeScript, but there is also a JavaScript version available on GitHub for those who prefer that language.

Features

  • Integration with Contentful to easily manage and update content.
  • Customizable to match your own visual branding.
  • Includes a demo content set for quick setup.
  • Can be deployed to Gatsby Cloud for easy hosting and continuous deployment.

Installation

  1. Obtain a new or existing Contentful space.
  2. Make note of your Space ID, Content Management API Key, and Content Delivery API Key.
  3. Clone the starter repository to your local machine.
  4. In the project’s root directory, rename scripts/data-with-about-page.json to /scripts/data.json if you have a paid Contentful space.
  5. Run the Contentful setup script:
yarn gatsby-provision
  1. Start the development server:
gatsby develop
  1. Navigate to http://localhost:8000 to view your site.

Alternatively, you can deploy the site to Gatsby Cloud:

  1. Push your local site to a new repository on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
  2. Log into your Gatsby Cloud Dashboard and click on “Add a site”.
  3. Choose the option to import from a Git repository and select your site.
  4. Enter the environment variables from your .env.production file during setup.
  5. Click “Build site” to start the deployment process.

For a more detailed walkthrough, refer to the tutorial on how to build your site with Gatsby Cloud.

Summary

The Gatsby Starter Contentful Homepage is a useful tool for creating a homepage using Gatsby and Contentful. It provides integration with Contentful for easy content management and customization options to match your branding. The starter also includes a demo content set for quick setup and can be easily deployed to Gatsby Cloud for hosting and continuous deployment.