Tech Berg is an open-source blog template built with GatsbyJS and TypeScript, using Contentful as a headless CMS and deployed to Netlify. It provides a modern blog interface with category organization, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility optimizations, making it a practical starting point for a content-driven static site.
What is Tech Berg (Blog-Site)?
Tech Berg is a blog website template created by developer-junaid and published on GitHub. It takes content stored in Contentful — blog posts and categories — and uses Gatsby's GraphQL layer to pull that content into a static site at build time. The generated site is deployed to Netlify, and a live demo is available at https://techberg-blog.netlify.app/. The project includes a demo video walkthrough and is released as open source, so developers can fork it and adapt it.
What makes Tech Berg stand out?
The template combines a TypeScript-based Gatsby frontend with a headless CMS backend and a serverless deployment target, all in one repository:
- Blog pages — The site includes a homepage listing blog posts and individual post pages, with content sourced from Contentful and queried with GraphQL.
- Category pages — Posts are grouped into categories, and the template ships with dedicated category views so readers can filter content by topic.
- Accessibility optimized — The interface includes accessibility considerations, making it usable by a broader audience.
- Mobile responsive — A separate mobile interface layout is included, so the blog adapts to small screens.
- Open source — The full source code is available for modification; the README explicitly invites you to tweak and use it.
- TypeScript — The codebase is written in TypeScript, providing static type checking on top of JavaScript.
- Contentful integration — Content is managed in Contentful as a headless CMS, decoupling content management from the site code.
- Netlify deployment — The project is configured for deployment on Netlify, and the live demo is hosted at techberg-blog.netlify.app.
Who should use Tech Berg (Blog-Site)?
- Bloggers who want a fast, static blog with a modern frontend stack and a convenient editing workflow through Contentful.
- Gatsby developers looking for a reference implementation that combines TypeScript, Contentful, and Netlify in a single project.
- Open-source contributors interested in participating in Hacktoberfest; the repository is tagged hacktoberfest and has accepted contributions.
- Content teams who need a headless CMS workflow where writers publish in Contentful and changes are automatically built and served through Netlify.
Use cases
- Personal blogs — Start a personal blog with categorized posts and mobile support without building everything from scratch.
- Tech publications — Use the category structure to organize tutorials, news, or articles by topic.
- Learning resource — Study how Gatsby, Contentful, and GraphQL work together in a real, deployable project.
- Open-source customization — Fork the repository and adapt the theme to a different brand or content model.
How does Tech Berg work?
Content editors write posts in Contentful, defining categories as well. On build, Gatsby queries the Contentful API using GraphQL and generates static HTML pages. The output is served by Netlify, which can be configured to rebuild automatically whenever content changes. To run it locally, you clone the repository, install dependencies, and provide your own Contentful environment variables — the README explicitly warns not to reuse the author's .env file.
FAQ
Is Tech Berg free and open source?
Yes, it is open source. The README states "Open Source (Tweak it and use it)." The repository is public on GitHub and carries Hacktoberfest tags, inviting community contributions.
What do I need to run Tech Berg locally?
You need Node.js, npm or yarn, a Contentful account with a space and an API key, and optionally a Netlify account for deployment. The README instructs you to clone the repository and provide your own environment variables, since the author's .env file should not be used.
Which CMS does Tech Berg use?
It uses Contentful as a headless CMS. Blog posts and categories are defined in Contentful, and Gatsby fetches them via GraphQL during the build process, creating a static site.
Where can I see a live demo and the repository?
The live demo is hosted at https://techberg-blog.netlify.app/. A walkthrough video is available at https://youtu.be/3luYFpHBp4s, and the source code is on GitHub under the repository name Blog-Site.
