Choosing your APIs for Jamstack
So you want to build your web application using third party APIs. Given so many options, how do you choose?
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How to deploy a simple site using Postman and the Netlify API
Learn about deploying sites with the Netlify API and Postman. Get the building blocks you need to make use of our API endpoints and get a basic website live!
Eleventy and Vue, a match made to power Netlify.com
Learn more about Netlify's own website tech stack. Recently we combined Eleventy and Vue, read about the details behind the setup in this article.
The New Target Static Mode in Nuxt
Nuxt has created a new static configuration option, which works extremely well for Jamstack sites, in particular creating automatic dynamic routes. This post goes over the new feature.
Integrate Next.js & Prismic
In this post, you'll learn how to set up and integrate Prismic with Next.js on Netlify.
Integrate Next.js & Contentful
In this post, you'll learn how to set up and integrate Contentful with Next.js on Netlify.
Deploy a Strapi and React Blog on Netlify
Learn how to build a self-hosted, open-source blog. In this guide, you’ll learn how to deploy Strapi to Heroku & auto-deploy changes to your Netlify site.
Unlock Jamstack for Enterprise Web Apps With Self-Hosted Git Repos
Netlify now supports self-hosted instances of GitHub Enterprise & GitLab! Learn how you can start shipping with Netlify today!
Add Playful Animated SVG Reactions to a Gatsby Blog
Let your users tell you how they feel! Avoid the hassle of comment moderation without removing interactivity with this fun, open source slider!
Integrating Netlify Identity into your Next.js apps
In this post you'll learn about how to use the Netlify Identity Widget in your Next.js projects!
Creating an Angular Jamstack Blog
This step-by-step, post-by-post, tutorial will show you how to create a pre-rendered Angular blog using Scully, Markdown content and Netlify's CDN.
Manage Subscriptions and Protect Content With Stripe
Companies at every size need to make money to survive. Learn how to manage user subscriptions and paywall content in this in-depth tutorial!
Create a Fully-fledged Jamstack commerce store with Commerce.js and Netlify
Learn how to use Commerce.js and React with Next.js to create your own Jamstack eCommerce sites in this detailed tutorial with demonstrations and code samples.
What is DNS and How Domains Work on Netlify
Netlify and Name.com have teamed up to offer domain names in Netlify’s platform. Learn the basics and how to set up DNS records or use the in-flow DNS hookup with Netlify.
Authenticating Users with Angular and Netlify Identity
In this post, we'll add login, add multiple external OAuth providers, and create user roles with just two lines of code!
Gatsby 101: Features, Benefits, and Trade-Offs
Gatsby is one of the most popular front-end tools in web development today. Learn what it is, what it’s best at, and whether or not it’s right for your site.
Use a Custom Strapi Back-End to Build a Jamstack App
Have a custom back-end or API? You can build a Jamstack app with that! Learn how it works in this step-by-step tutorial.
Create a Custom Back-End for Jamstack Apps with Strapi
If your Jamstack app needs extra power, create a custom back-end for dynamic features! Learn how in this tutorial on creating a custom Strapi back-end.
Next.js 101: What you should know
What's so exciting about Next.js? Should I be using it for my project? Here's a primer to help figure out if it's right for you.
Building Large Sites on Netlify
When the site you are building keeps growing in size and is very large, the time it takes to pre-build that site takes longer too. This article goes into detail about how best to architect your web property to build quickly and with confidence.
Announcing Improved Netlify Build Logs!
Your Netlify builds just got better with improved logging. Get deeper insights into what’s happening in your builds for an even better experience!
5 Optimizations for Faster Gatsby Builds
Gatsby is a powerful tool for creating web sites and apps. Learn how to keep your builds as fast as your website with these Gatsby build optimization tips.
2 Ways to Create Server-Rendered Routes Using Next.js and Netlify
Using the next-on-netlify package, you can use some of Next.js's server-side routing features on Netlify with ease.
What's a Netlify Build Plugin Series: Part 3 - Sharing Build Plugins
In part 3 of the `What is a Netlify Build Plugin` we'll go over how to share your lovely build plugins and find other plugins in the community!
Add a Netlify-powered contact form to your Next.js site
Accepting submissions to forms with Netlify and Next.js is straightforward, with just a few easy steps!
Localize your environment variables by context with build plugins
By enabling cache management or generating build artifacts like RSS feeds, modifying builds pre-deploy enable you to optimize your code for maximum efficiency in production. In this post, Divya walks through how to optimize your environment variables based on context with the help of build …
Learn to Add Apple Pay and Google Pay to React Websites
Use the browser’s Payment Request API to quickly accept payments on your React sites! Stripe makes it fast to integrate Apple Pay & Google Pay.
What's a Netlify Build Plugin Series: Part 2 - Making Build Plugins
In part 2 of the `What is a Netlify Build Plugin` we'll create a plugin that touches every build events and utilizes some features like inputs, contestants and the build util for error handling.
Environment variables and preview deploys get a boost
With our automatic preview deploys you get 3 ways to handle sensitive environment variables. Learn how we've improved them for even greater control.
Handy new features in Next.js 9.4
Next.js 9.4 is out, and there's a handful of juicy features to try out!
Improve your SEO and Social Sharing Cards with Next.js
Here's a primer on the Open Graph Protocol, and how to update metadata in your Next apps!
Building a Markdown blog with Next 9.4 and Netlify
If you've ever wanted to build a Next project on Netlify, here's a tutorial to get you started.
What's a Netlify Build Plugin Series: Part 1 - Using Build Plugins
Netlify build plugins allow you to customize, automate, and have more control over your build process. In this post, we'll walk through enabling and utilizing build plugins as well as running them locally and disabling them.
Add a Donation Button & Start Accepting Money On Jamstack Sites
Taking donations is a fast & powerful way to take in money on your website. Whether you’re a non-profit or an indie creator, get started with Stripe in minutes!
Ignore unnecessary builds to optimize your build times
Unnecessary builds can be incredibly wasteful and time consuming. In this post we dive into Netlify's ignore setting, a simple and easy way to ignore certain builds to conserve your overall build time
Automate Contentful Deploys with Netlify Webhooks
When you publish a post on Contentful, you typically want your site to rebuild to include it. In this post we'll go over Netlify's webhooks, which allows Netlify to accept HTTP POST requests as a signal to trigger new builds when content updates.
Enable Gatsby Incremental Builds on Netlify
Gatsby has added support for incremental builds. Learn how you can take advantage of it to speed up your Gatsby builds on Netlify today!
Automate Order Fulfillment w/Stripe Webhooks & Netlify Functions
Send sales from your Jamstack e-commerce site for fulfillment using Stripe webhooks, Netlify Functions, and transaction email from SendGrid.
Deploying Nx monorepos to Netlify
This step-by-step guide from the awesome guest poster, Nrwl's Rareș Matei, walks you through strategically deploying only what's changed in your monorepos using Nx and Netlify.
Create a Blog with Contentful and Nuxt
Contentful has gotten a lot of traction lately as a modern CMS that offers a headless model to allow for both rich content editing and the ability to build modern web applications. In this tutorial, we set up a blog with Contentful and Nuxt.
What is a Static Site Generator? And 3 ways to find the best one
Learn how Static Site Generators can boost your website's speed, improve security, and more easily scale. Plus 3 tips for finding the best one for you.
Learn How to Accept Money on Jamstack Sites in 38 Minutes
Learn how to accept money on Jamstack sites in this tutorial (with videos)! Use Stripe Checkout & Netlify Functions to add e-commerce in minutes.
Speed Up Productivity with Terminal Aliases
A beginner's guide to terminal aliases, which shows how to speed up productivity by making good use of your `.bash_profile`
Let’s Learn Eleventy! Boost your Jamstack skills with 11ty
Jamstack with no bloat! See what the static site generator Eleventy can do and why it’s exciting in this quick overview and tutorial.
Creating better, more predictable redirect rules for SPAs
In a SPA, routes are client side rendered, meaning that route changes only correspond to changes in page content. In this post, we dive into enabling predictable redirect rules by diving into enforced and unenforced rules in Netlify's redirects logic.
Creating a Pre-rendered Home Page with Angular and Scully
Ready to start to transition your Angular site to the Jamstack? Why not start with your homepage where you can pre-render your content using Scully and store your assets on the cloud? This tutorial will get you up and deployed in no time!
A Step-by-Step Guide: Jekyll 4.0 on Netlify
A step-by-step guide on how to host a website built with static site generator Jekyll 4.0.
Automate your web workflows with the JAMstack
The JAMstack isn’t really a new concept. Developers have been building sites that utilize JS, APIs and Markup in some shape or form years before the term had even been formalized. Regardless, the JAMstack’s steady rise in popularity over the last few years points to a resurgence of static …
How to Scope Down PRs
One of the most valuable skills one can possess as a developer is to learn how to scope down your work into manageable PRs (pull requests). In this article, we dive into some of the whys, and then move on to the hows: the processes you can use to scope PRs down, as well as who on your team …
Migrate Your WordPress Site to the Jamstack
Keep the benefits of WordPress while avoiding its biggest flaws with a Gatsby frontend. In this step-by-step guide, learn to migrate to the Jamstack.