Jamstack Hackathon Starter

Overview:

This content is about using Gatsby and Netlify Dev to create authenticated, serverless, dynamic clientside JAMstack apps. It is a fork of the Gatsby Starter Default, integrating Netlify Identity and Netlify Functions. The content emphasizes its usefulness for JAMstack hackathons and provides additional resources for implementation.

Features:

• Serverless Functions: Allows for the integration of serverless functions into the app.
• Authentication (with Netlify Identity): Offers authentication functionality using Netlify Identity.
• Authenticated Serverless Functions: Supports authenticated serverless functions.
• External Provider login with GitHub, Bitbucket, Google, etc.: Provides the ability to login using external providers.
• Protected Routes: Ensures that certain routes are protected and require authentication.
• Dynamic Clientside Pages in Gatsby (enabling all the above): Allows for the creation of dynamic clientside pages using Gatsby.
• Hide API Secrets from being exposed to Frontend: Offers a way to hide API secrets from being exposed to the frontend.

Installation:

To install and run this project, follow these steps:

1. Install the necessary dependencies.

   • npm install netlify-lambda
   • npm install react-netlify-identity-widget

2. Install Netlify CLI for local development.

   • npm install netlify-cli

3. Clone the project repository.

   • git clone [repository-url]

4. Deploy the project with Netlify.

   • Click on the “Deploy to Netlify” button or run netlify deploy

5. For local development, open the project with Gitpod.

   • Click on the “Open in Gitpod” button or run gitpod open

6. Run the project.

   • Run netlify dev to start both the Gatsby server (at port 8000) and the functions server (at a randomly selected port). The project will be available at http://localhost:8888.

For more information, refer to the Netlify Dev documentation.

Summary:

This content introduces the use of Gatsby and Netlify Dev to create authenticated, serverless, dynamic clientside JAMstack apps. It provides a fork of the Gatsby Starter Default, which integrates Netlify Identity and Netlify Functions. The content highlights the key features of the forked project and provides installation instructions. It also offers additional resources for implementing similar functionality in existing Gatsby projects.