In this blog I will show you how to pick up an existing codebase and curtail it into your own, beautiful React Universal Blog application for publishing content and easy updates. This runs on ! The React Universal Blog is both a single-page app and a server-rendered website which is fast and can be indexed by search engines. React Universal Website React v15.0 React Univeral Blog Page React Universal Blog Demo React Universal Blog Codebase on GitHub If you haven’t already, get started by for . Helpful resources are provided below to streamline your development operations. Signing Up Cosmic JS 1. Create a New Bucket Your bucket’s name is the name of your website, project, client or web application that you are building. 2. Install the React Universal Blog App Once you’ve signed up and named your bucket, you’ll be prompted to start from scratch or “see some apps”. For this blog I simply clicked the right button to “see some apps” so that I could begin the installation process for the React Universal Blog. App Installation Options gives you the ability to filter between programming languages such as and more. Simply click “Install” underneath the React Universal Blog icon to get started, or visit the . Cosmic JS Node.js, PHP, React, AngularJS Cosmic JS Apps Page 3. Deploy to Web I clicked “Deploy to Web”. I can then start editing my Global Objects, Object Types and Pages while my web application is deploying. You will receive an email confirming the deployment of your web application. If you encounter any issues during deployment, you may be routed to the . Cosmic JS Troubleshooting Page Confirm Deploy Location and Branch I’m drawing from a repo, my branch is clarified and I have a deployed location that matches my slug / bucket name that I made in Step 1. Deploy, Deploy Away A little reassurance that you’ll soon be up, alive and well on the web. :) 4. Edit Global Objects, Object Types and Objects Editing is a dream come true in the Cosmic JS Dashboard. To read more about how Cosmic JS was built with editing content in mind, read Building With the Content Editor in Mind. App Deployment Confirmation It’s as easy as sign up, create new bucket, install web application, edit content and deploy! I get my confirmation email to access my web application and also see my options for bucket upgrades like custom domains, one-click SSL, webhooks and localization. is an that makes it easy to manage applications and content. If you have questions about the Cosmic JS API, please reach out to the founders on or . Cosmic JS API-first cloud-based content management platform Twitter Slack Carson Gibbons is the Co-Founder & CMO of , an API-first Cloud-based that decouples content from code, allowing devs to build slick apps and websites in any programming language they want. Cosmic JS Content Management Platform

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