Using Gatsby and Netlify CMS: Build Blazing Fast JAMstack Apps Using Gatsby and Netlify CMS

© Joe Attardi 2020

J. AttardiUsing Gatsby and Netlify CMShttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6297-9_1

1. Introduction to Netlify CMS

Joe Attardi¹ 

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Billerica, MA, USA

 

Before we dive into the specifics about Netlify CMS, let’s look at a few introductory topics. These include the JAMstack, the Netlify service, and content management systems in general. From there, we’ll start looking at Netlify CMS itself.

The JAMstack

Traditional web application stacks such as LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) or MEAN (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js) specify particular server platforms, programming languages, and database vendors.

JAMstack - that’s JavaScript, APIs, and Markup - is a new paradigm for building fast web applications. It is technology-and tool-agnostic. ...