Gatsby starter for creating a blog with Strapi.
This starter allows you to try Strapi with Gatsby with the example of a simple blog. It is fully customizable and due to the fact that it is open source, fully open to contributions. So do not hesitate to add new features and report bugs!
- 2 Content types: Article, Category
- 2 Created articles
- 3 Created categories
- Responsive design using UIkit
- SEO and social media friendly
Pages:
- "/" to display every articles
- "/article/:id" to display one article
- "/category/:id" display articles depending on the category
The easiest way to try this starter is to run it locally on your computer.
First, you'll need to create your own copy of this starter. You can do so by clicking the "Use this template" button on GitHub, and filling the form
Create a Strapi project named backend using the blog template:
# Using Yarn
yarn create strapi-app backend --template https://github.com/strapi/strapi-template-blog
# Or using NPM
npx create-strapi-app backend --template https://github.com/strapi/strapi-template-blog
The Strapi server will automatically start and import sample seed data.
Leave the Strapi backend running in the background. Open another terminal tab, and make sure you're in the frontend directory:
cd frontendInstall dependencies and start the Gatsby server:
# Using yarn
yarn install
yarn develop
# Using npm
npm install
npm run developIf you want to change the default environment variables, create a .env file like this:
cp .env.example .envThe Gatsby server will run here => http://localhost:3000
Enjoy this starter!