static-cms/website/content/docs/test-backend.mdx

---
group: Backends
title: Test Backend
weight: 60
---

- **Name**: `gitlab`

You can use the `test-repo` backend to try out Static CMS without connecting to a Git repo. With this backend, you can write and publish content normally, but any changes will disappear when you reload the page. This backend powers the Static CMS [demo site](https://static-cms-demo.netlify.app/).

**Note:** The `test-repo` backend can't access your local file system, nor does it connect to a Git repo, thus you won't see any existing files while using it.

To enable this backend, set your backend name to `test-repo` in your Static CMS `config` file.

## Example

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```yaml
backend:
  name: test-repo
```

```js
backend: {
  name: 'test-repo',
},
```

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