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https://github.com/ishapandey933/serverless-blogging-platform-with-react

Developed a serverless, SEO-friendly blog using React, ButterCMS, and Netlify. The project involved implementing dynamic content integration through an API-based CMS, managing routing with React Router, and enhancing SEO using React Helmet and Netlify's prerendering capabilities. This project highlights the use of serverless architecture.
https://github.com/ishapandey933/serverless-blogging-platform-with-react

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Developed a serverless, SEO-friendly blog using React, ButterCMS, and Netlify. The project involved implementing dynamic content integration through an API-based CMS, managing routing with React Router, and enhancing SEO using React Helmet and Netlify's prerendering capabilities. This project highlights the use of serverless architecture.

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# Serverless, SEO-Friendly React Blog



This project is an example use case demonstrating how to build a serverless, SEO-friendly blog using React, ButterCMS, and Netlify. The intention behind this project is to showcase the power of serverless architecture in combination with a headless CMS, allowing developers to quickly build and iterate on web applications without worrying about server maintenance, outages, or scaling bottlenecks.



## Project Overview



The blog is built with the following technologies:



- **React**: A popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces, providing a responsive and interactive frontend.

- **ButterCMS**: A hosted API-based content management system (CMS) that allows you to manage and integrate dynamic content with any programming language or framework.

- **Netlify**: A static site hosting service that provides built-in prerendering for better SEO performance, making it ideal for serverless applications.



## Key Features



- **Serverless Architecture**: The application is entirely serverless, leveraging the benefits of minimal infrastructure maintenance and scalability.

- **SEO Optimization**: The blog is SEO-friendly, using React Helmet to manage HTML head tags and Netlify's prerendering service for better crawler indexing.

- **Routing**: The blog includes two primary pages: a home page listing all posts and individual post pages. Routing is managed using `react-router`.

- **Content Management**: Blog posts, categories, tags, and authors are managed via ButterCMS, allowing for easy content updates without touching the codebase.



## Prerequisites



Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:



- **Node.js**: Make sure Node.js is installed on your local machine.

- **Yarn**: Yarn package manager is recommended for managing dependencies and building the project.



## Getting Started



Follow these steps to set up the project on your local machine:



1. **Clone the Repository**:



   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/react-serverless-blog.git

   cd react-serverless-blog



2. **Install Dependencies**:

  

   yarn install



3. **Start the Development Server**:

  

   yarn start



   The app will be available at `http://localhost:3000`.



## Building the Project



To create a production build of the application:



yarn run build



This command will generate the production files in the `build` directory.



## Deployment



To deploy the app on Netlify:



1. Sign in to your Netlify account.

2. Drag and drop the `build` folder onto your Netlify dashboard.

3. Enable prerendering in the Netlify app settings for improved SEO.



## Acknowledgements



- [ButterCMS](https://buttercms.com/)

- [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)

- [React](https://reactjs.org/)