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A statically generated blog example using Next.js and ButterCMS

This example showcases Next.js's Static Generation feature using ButterCMS as the data source.

Demo

https://next-blog-buttercms.now.sh/

Deploy your own

Once you have access to the environment variables you'll need, deploy the example using Vercel:

Deploy with Vercel

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How to use

Execute create-next-app with npm or Yarn to bootstrap the example:

npx create-next-app --example cms-buttercms cms-buttercms-app
# or
yarn create next-app --example cms-buttercms cms-buttercms-app

Configuration

Step 1. Create an account on ButterCMS

First, create an account on ButterCMS.

After signing up, you’ll be presented with the API key. We’ll use this in the next step.

Step 2. Set up environment variables

Copy the .env.local.example file in this directory to .env.local (which will be ignored by Git):

cp .env.local.example .env.local

Then set each variable on .env.local:

  • BUTTERCMS_API_KEY should be set as the API key.
  • BUTTERCMS_PREVIEW_SECRET can be any random string (but avoid spaces), like MY_SECRET - this is used for Preview Mode.

Step 3. Run Next.js in development mode

When you sign up to ButterCMS, it creates an example blog post automatically. You can run Next.js in development mode to view a blog containing this example post.

npm install
npm run dev

# or

yarn install
yarn dev

Your blog should be up and running on http://localhost:3000! If it doesn't work, post on GitHub discussions.

Step 4. Try preview mode

To try preview mode, create a blog post:

  • Set the Title as Draft Post Test.
  • Fill the content and summary with dummy text.
  • Set the Featured Image by downloading some image from Unsplash.

Most importantly, do not publish the blog post. Instead, click Save Draft.

Now, if you go to the post page on localhost, you won't see this post because it’s not published. However, if you use the Preview Mode, you'll be able to see the change (Documentation).

To enable the Preview Mode, go to this URL:

http://localhost:3000/api/preview?secret=<secret>&slug=draft-post-test
  • <secret> should be the string you entered for BUTTERCMS_PREVIEW_SECRET.

You should now be able to see the draft post. To exit the preview mode, you can click Click here to exit preview mode at the top.

Tip: You can set the preview URL on ButterCMS.

Step 5. Deploy on Vercel

You can deploy this app to the cloud with Vercel (Documentation).

Deploy Your Local Project

To deploy your local project to Vercel, push it to GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket and import to Vercel.

Important: When you import your project on Vercel, make sure to click on Environment Variables and set them to match your .env.local file.

Deploy from Our Template

Alternatively, you can deploy using our template by clicking on the Deploy button below.

Deploy with Vercel