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Config Files

Inside its configuration files, Gatsby provides a rich set of lifecycle APIs to hook into its bootstrap, build, and client runtime operations. They allow sourcing data, creating pages, and customizing generated HTML pages.

 Main Guides 2

Gatsby Config APIs→

Specify your site's plugins, their options and references to env variables and secrets, as well as other information like site metadata.

Gatsby Node APIs→

Gatsby gives plugins and site builders many APIs for controlling their site's data.

 Additional Guides 6

  • Gatsby Browser APIs
  • Gatsby SSR APIs
  • Gatsby Node Helpers
  • Redux Actions
  • Customizing html.js
  • Gatsby Provision Convention
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