According to , when talking about , we no longer talk about operating systems, specific web servers, backend programming languages, or databases. The JAMstack is not about specific technologies. It’s a new way of building websites and apps that delivers better performance, higher security, lower cost of scaling, and a better developer experience. What does it entail? jamstack.org JAMstack - Javascript - APIs- Markup If you are wondering whether you are currently running on JAMstack, a couple of dead giveaways that you aren’t is if you’re using an installed content management system like a WordPress, Drupal, Joomla or even a browser-builder like a SquareSpace or Wix. A good example of a JAMstack-capable system is , an API-first cloud-based content management platform that works by decoupling content from code and is programming language agnostic. Cosmic JS In this blog I will detail how to Build a in 4 steps. This powerful website gives you both the flexibility to manage content from the and the speed of static HTML. The static website will use Webhooks and Markdown to automatically rebuild itself once content is changed dynamically with the . While I’m simply picking up a content-ready static website from the , you can see how the API-Powered Static Website was built with (specifically the Express Framework) by reading . JAMstack-Powered Static Website Cosmic JS API Cosmic JS Content Management API Cosmic JS Apps Page Node.js How to Build an API-Powered, Static Website I’ll be using for this example app. is an API-first CMS that makes managing and building websites and applications faster and more intuitive. By decoupling content from code, empowers developer flexibility while ensuring content editors can plan and deploy content as it best suits them. We’ll be using Cosmic JS to install our example app, deploy and make content updates moving forward from the cloud-based Content Management Platform. Cosmic JS Cosmic JS Cosmic JS Resources . View the Static Website demo here . View the Static Website codebase on GitHub here . View the Static Website App page on Cosmic JS 1. Create a New Bucket with Cosmic JS for or navigate to your Cosmic JS Dashboard to Add a New Bucket. Sign up Cosmic JS Once you’ve added a new bucket, you will be prompted to create your Bucket’s name. This will assign the bucket slug that will be used for your application’s API endpoint. I named my bucket “JAMstack” as an example for this blog. 2. Install The Cosmic JS API-Powered Static Website Once I’ve saved my bucket, I will have the option to install an application or get straight into creating my object types. I am installing the from the . API-Powered Static Website Cosmic JS Apps Page Once you’ve selected apps you will see the within your Cosmic JS Dashboard. You can filter between Node.js, PHP, React as well as other tags to filter between . Apps Page content-ready websites and apps I install the and am greeted with a Deploy to Web modal. I enjoy deploying my applications the minute I install them so that I can edit my web application within the and refresh to see my results in real time as the API updates my app immediately. Static Website Cosmic JS CMS 3. Deploy Static Website Once you select Deploy to Web, you will have options to set environment variables as well as add such as and . hosting features custom domains one-click SSL Click Deploy to Web and a “Deploy Web App” modal appears to clarify my GitHub branch, deployed location and the like. Average deployment on takes 2 minutes. I receive an email with the live link to my Static Website. Cosmic JS 4. Manage Dynamic Content and Review Static HTML and Markdown combines for a fast experience. The provides the dynamic content for the , controlled through the . Cosmic JS API API-Powered Static Website Cosmic JS Content Management Platform Edit objects, add new media and publish content to your Static Website. The static website rebuilds itself with each content change upon page load, so you stay real-time with the ease of maintenance of a Static Website. is an that makes it easy to manage applications and content. If you have questions about the Cosmic JS API, please reach out to us on or . Cosmic JS API-first cloud-based content management platform Twitter Slack

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