Evie Gatsby

Evie - Gatsby is a production-ready, minimal Gatsby starter theme that lets you scaffold a lightweight React-based website or project landing page with a single Gatsby CLI command. It is built on GatsbyJS, uses GraphQL for data querying, and ships with the standard Gatsby configuration files, a Prettier setup, and the permissive 0BSD license.

What is Evie - Gatsby?

Evie - Gatsby is a Gatsby starter and theme created by actuallyakash, inspired by the Evie design from undraw.co. As an input, it takes a Gatsby project scaffolded with the CLI command gatsby new my-evie-gatsby-starter https://github.com/actuallyakash/evie-gatsby; as an output, it produces a static site that runs locally with gatsby develop at http://localhost:8000. The project is distributed as an npm package (evie-gatsby), listed as an official Gatsby plugin, and includes demos on Netlify and Gatsby Cloud. It is described as extremely lightweight, customizable, and compatible with modern browsers.

Key Features

• GatsbyJS base — Built on GatsbyJS, a React-based static site generator, giving you modern performance and a component-driven architecture.
• GraphQL data layer — Includes Gatsby's GraphQL tooling, accessible at http://localhost:8000/___graphql for querying site data during development.
• Standard Gatsby configuration — Ships with gatsby-config.js, gatsby-node.js, and gatsby-ssr.js so you can adjust site metadata, Node APIs, and server-side rendering.
• Prettier formatting — Includes a .prettierrc configuration to keep code style consistent.
• 0BSD license — Released under the permissive 0BSD license, which allows unrestricted use with no attribution requirements; the LICENSE file can be replaced.
• One-click deployment — Offers deploy buttons for Netlify and Vercel, with live demo instances already hosted on both platforms.
• NPM distribution — Published as the evie-gatsby package on npmjs.com and listed on the official Gatsby plugin directory.
• Minimal source structure — Uses a conventional src directory (with src/pages/index.js as the main editable page) and a top-level project layout described in the README.

Who is it for?

• React and Gatsby developers who want a minimal, production-ready starting point for a project website without writing boilerplate from scratch.
• Indie hackers and small teams building a landing page for an app or open-source project, who can deploy to Netlify or Vercel in one click.
• Design-conscious developers who like the Evie aesthetic from undraw.co and want it implemented as a Gatsby theme.

What can you do with Evie - Gatsby?

• Scaffold a site instantly: Run gatsby new my-evie-gatsby-starter https://github.com/actuallyakash/evie-gatsby to generate a new project with the theme pre-installed.
• Develop with hot reloading: Use gatsby develop to preview changes in real time; edit src/pages/index.js and see the browser update immediately.
• Deploy to popular platforms: Use the included Netlify or Vercel deploy buttons to push the starter to production, or look at the existing demos for reference.

How does Evie - Gatsby work?

1. Create a new project by running the Gatsby CLI command with the evie-gatsby repository URL.
2. Navigate into the generated directory and run gatsby develop to start the development server.
3. Edit the source files (e.g., src/pages/index.js) and rely on Gatsby's GraphQL tooling at http://localhost:8000/___graphql to query data.

The repository's metadata also lists topics such as gatsby, gatsby-starter-blog, gatsby-theme, gatsbyjs, graphql, minimal, react, template, and theme, indicating that it can serve as a base for a blog starter as well.