Contentstack Launch is a frontend hosting and deployment platform for websites built on the Contentstack CMS, Refer here for more. This comprehensive course provides a step-by-step guide to mastering Contentstack Launch and utilizing its capabilities to streamline content management, deployment, and distribution processes.

The course begins with an introduction to Contentstack Launch, exploring its key features and benefits. You will quickly get started by learning how to integrate Contentstack Launch with popular frameworks such as Gatsby and Next.js, enabling you to leverage their strengths in conjunction with Contentstack's powerful CMS capabilities.

Through hands-on exercises and practical examples, you will discover how to create projects using either GitHub or file uploads, providing you with flexibility and ease of use in managing your content. The course covers various aspects of deployments, including managing environments, environment variables, and custom domains, ensuring smooth and efficient deployment processes.

You will dive deep into the functionality of deploy hooks and explore how they can be utilized to automate specific actions during the deployment process. Additionally, you will learn how to harness the power of cloud functions to extend the capabilities of Contentstack Launch, allowing you to implement custom logic and execute complex tasks.

The course includes comprehensive how-to guides that cover a range of topics, from adding API endpoints to a website in Contentstack Launch to deploying Gatsby and Next.js sites. You will also gain insights into deploying projects from a monorepo, disabling automatic redeployment, and hosting static sites.

Furthermore, you will learn how to integrate Contentstack Launch with your CMS workflow, enabling automatic redeployment whenever new content is published, ensuring that your digital content is always up to date.

Finally, the course delves into setting up production and non-production environments, providing you with the knowledge to optimize your deployment strategies for different scenarios. You will also explore how to auto-populate environment variables from a linked stack, simplifying the configuration process and enhancing your development workflow.

By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of Contentstack Launch and be equipped with the skills necessary to effectively deploy and deliver digital content across multiple platforms and channels, ensuring a seamless experience for your users.

Skills Covered

Developer

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

Gain a solid understanding of Contentstack Launch and its features, including its role in simplifying the deployment and delivery of digital content across multiple platforms and channels.
Acquire the knowledge and skills to integrate Contentstack Launch with popular frameworks like Gatsby and Next.js, enabling them to leverage the strengths of these frameworks in conjunction with Contentstack's powerful CMS capabilities.
Learn how to create projects using GitHub or file uploads, providing flexibility and ease of use in managing and organizing content within Contentstack Launch.
Develop proficiency in deploying digital content using Contentstack Launch, including managing environments, environment variables, and custom domains to ensure smooth and efficient deployment processes.
Understand the concept and implementation of deploy hooks, and learn how to automate specific actions during the deployment process to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
Explore the capabilities of cloud functions and learn how to utilize them to extend the functionality of Contentstack Launch, allowing for custom logic implementation and execution of complex tasks.
Master various how-to guides, including adding API endpoints to a website, deploying Gatsby and Next.js sites, deploying projects from a monorepo, disabling automatic redeployment, hosting static sites, and auto-populating environment variables from a linked stack.
Learn how to integrate Contentstack Launch with a CMS workflow to automate redeployment whenever new content is published, ensuring that digital content remains up to date and readily available.
Acquire the skills to set up production and non-production environments, optimizing deployment strategies for different scenarios and ensuring smooth transitions between environments.
Enhance their development workflow by learning how to streamline the configuration process through auto-populating environment variables from a linked stack, saving time and effort in setting up new projects.

By achieving these objectives, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively utilize Contentstack Launch for deploying and delivering digital content, enabling them to streamline content management processes and provide a seamless experience for users across various platforms and channels.