This is the source code for my blog, jcbl.ws. It's built with Astro, a new static site generator that uses React components, JSX, and TypeScript.
- Astro - Static site generator
- React - UI library
- TypeScript - Type system
Inside of this blog, you'll see the following folders and files:
├── public/
├── src/
│ ├── components/
│ ├── content/
│ │ ├── blog/
│ │ └── talks/
│ ├── layouts/
│ └── pages/
├── astro.config.mjs
├── README.md
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json
Astro looks for .astro or .md files in the src/pages/ directory. Each page is exposed as a route based on its file name.
There's nothing special about src/components/, but that's where I like to put any Astro/React components.
The src/content/ directory contains "collections" of related Markdown and MDX documents. Use getCollection() to retrieve posts from src/content/blog/, and type-check your frontmatter using an optional schema. See Astro's Content Collections docs to learn more.
Any static assets, like images, can be placed in the public/ directory.
All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
npm install |
Installs dependencies |
npm run dev |
Starts local dev server at localhost:3000 |
npm run build |
Build your production site to ./dist/ |
npm run preview |
Preview your build locally, before deploying |
npm run astro ... |
Run CLI commands like astro add, astro check |
npm run astro --help |
Get help using the Astro CLI |