Kontent Gatsby Events Notes is a Gatsby starter that loads conference and meetup notes from the Kentico Kontent headless CMS and renders them as a readable static site.
What is Kontent Gatsby Events Notes?
Kontent Gatsby Events Notes is a sample application built on the Gatsby static site generator. It takes conference and meetup notes stored in a Kentico Kontent project and outputs a static website that presents them in a readable form. The project runs in a Node.js environment, uses npm for dependency management, and follows the standard Gatsby file structure with source code in the /src directory. Its repository metadata labels it a JAMstack site and a Kentico Kontent sample app.
Key Features
- Gatsby framework — Built on Gatsby, with
gatsby-config.jsfor site metadata and plugins, andgatsby-node.jsfor build-time data processing. - Kentico Kontent content source — Uses the Kentico Kontent headless CMS to store conference and meetup notes, per the repository description and topics.
- GraphiQL data explorer — During development, the site exposes a GraphQL playground at
http://localhost:8000/___graphqlfor querying site data. - Standard Gatsby project layout — Includes
src,gatsby-browser.js,gatsby-ssr.js,.prettierrc, andpackage.jsonfor rapid customization. - Prettier formatting — Ships with a
.prettierrcconfiguration to keep code style consistent. - Quick start via npm — Install dependencies with
npm installand start the dev server withnpm run develop.
Who is it for?
- Gatsby developers — Use this starter to scaffold a new project and learn how Gatsby loads data from a headless CMS.
- Kentico Kontent users — Reference this sample app to see a working Gatsby site integrated with a Kontent content source.
- Front-end developers — Experiment with Gatsby's GraphQL data layer using the built-in GraphiQL explorer.
Use cases
- Publishing event notes — Load notes from conferences or meetups, stored in Kentico Kontent, and display them in a readable public site.
- Learning Gatsby APIs — Study the sample implementations of
gatsby-node.js,gatsby-browser.js, andgatsby-ssr.jsto understand Node and browser API usage. - Deploying a JAMstack site — The repository includes a Netlify status badge, indicating the site is set up for Netlify deployment.
How does it work?
Navigate into the project directory, run npm install to fetch dependencies, then start the development server with npm run develop. The site becomes available at http://localhost:8000, with a secondary GraphiQL interface at http://localhost:8000/___graphql for querying data.
FAQ
What does Kontent Gatsby Events Notes do?
It loads notes from conferences and meetups that are stored in the Kentico Kontent content management system and renders them in a readable format on a static Gatsby site.
How do I run the template locally?
Clone the repository, enter the folder, run npm install, then npm run develop. The site starts at http://localhost:8000.
What is the ___graphql link for?
It is a GraphiQL interface bundled with Gatsby for experimenting with GraphQL queries against your site's data during development.
Is this template free to use?
The project is an open-source sample app; the included LICENSE file references the MIT license that Gatsby itself uses, so it can be freely adapted.
Does it require Kentico Kontent?
Yes — the repository description and topic tags indicate that conference and meetup notes are sourced from Kentico Kontent, so a Kontent project is expected as the content backend.
