Creating a Personal Site with Gatsby

Overview

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In this 2-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to create a personal website with Gatsby. You will: 1. Learn about the project structure of a Gatsby Project 2. Learn how to create and style layout templates for pages on our website 3. Learn how to publish our site on Netlify This guided project is for anyone who has a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and intermediate Javascript. If you want to publish your site for free on Github you should also have a Github account. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.

Syllabus

Project Overview

Gatsby is a framework based on React and Graph.ql which makes it easy to create websites and web applications. There are plenty of sites that will help you generate a website like Wix and Four Square. But if you want to add your own personal style, add more features then you can Gatsby. Gatsby allows you to create a great looking website without having to work from scratch. In this guided project you will learn the structure of a Gatsby project, the basics of React, create and style web layout templates, and finally host your site on the web using Github and Netlify.