This example showcases Next.js's [Static Generation](https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/pages) feature using [DatoCMS](https://www.datocms.com/) as the data source.
Once you have access to [the environment variables you'll need](#step-5-set-up-environment-variables), deploy the example using [Vercel](https://vercel.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=next-example):
[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples/cms-datocms&project-name=cms-datocms&repository-name=cms-datocms&env=DATOCMS_API_TOKEN,DATOCMS_PREVIEW_SECRET&envDescription=Required%20to%20connect%20the%20app%20with%20DatoCMS&envLink=https://vercel.link/cms-datocms-env)
Execute [`create-next-app`](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/packages/create-next-app) with [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/init), [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/cli/create/), or [pnpm](https://pnpm.io) to bootstrap the example:
-`DATOCMS_API_TOKEN` should be the API token you just copied.
-`DATOCMS_PREVIEW_SECRET` can be any random string (but avoid spaces), like `MY_SECRET` - this is used for [the Preview Mode](https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/preview-mode).
Your blog should be up and running on [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)! If it doesn't work, post on [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/discussions).
On DatoCMS, go to one of the posts you've created and:
- **Update the title**. For example, you can add `[Draft]` in front of the title.
- Click **Save**, but **DO NOT** click **Publish**. By doing this, the post will be in the draft state.
(If it doesn't become draft, you need to go to the model settings for `Post`, go to **Additional Settings**, and turn on **Enable draft/published system**.)
Now, if you go to the post page on localhost, you won't see the updated title. However, if you use the **Preview Mode**, you'll be able to see the change ([Documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/preview-mode)).
You can deploy this app to the cloud with [Vercel](https://vercel.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=next-example) ([Documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs/deployment)).
To deploy your local project to Vercel, push it to GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket and [import to Vercel](https://vercel.com/new?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=next-example).
[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples/cms-datocms&project-name=cms-datocms&repository-name=cms-datocms&env=DATOCMS_API_TOKEN,DATOCMS_PREVIEW_SECRET&envDescription=Required%20to%20connect%20the%20app%20with%20DatoCMS&envLink=https://vercel.link/cms-datocms-env)