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group: Intro
title: Start with a Template
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You can add Static CMS [to an existing site](/docs/add-to-your-site/), but the quickest way to get started is with a template. Found below, our featured templates deploy a bare-bones site and Static CMS to Netlify, giving you a fully working CMS-enabled site with just a few clicks.

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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-gatsby-netlify-template&amp;stack=cms">
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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-middleman-netlify-template&amp;stack=cms">
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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-preact-netlify-template&amp;stack=cms">
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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-nextjs-netlify-blog-template&amp;stack=cms">
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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-eleventy-netlify-template&amp;stack=cms">
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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-nuxt-netlify-template&amp;stack=cms">
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      <a href="https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/StaticJsCMS/static-cms-metalsmith-netlify-template&amp;stack=cms">
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After clicking one of those buttons, authenticate with GitHub and choose a repository name. Netlify then automatically creates a clone of the repository in your GitHub account. Next, it builds and deploys the new site on Netlify, bringing you to the site dashboard after completing the build.

**Note for GitLab and Bitbucket users:** Static CMS supports GitLab and Bitbucket repositories, but won't work with the Deploy to Netlify buttons above without additional configuration (See [GitLab](/docs/gitlab-backend) or [Bitbucket](/docs/bitbucket-backend) respectively).

## Access Static CMS

1. The template deploy process sends you an invitation to your new site, sent from `no-reply@netlify.com`.
   ![Sample email subject line: You've been invited to join radiologist-amanda-53841.netlify.com](/img/email-subject.webp)
2. Wait for the deployment to complete, then click the link to accept the invite. Your site will open with a prompt to create a password.
   !["Complete your signup" modal on the Kaldi coffee site](/img/create-password.webp)
3. Enter a password, sign in, and you'll go to the CMS. (For future visits, you can go straight to `<yoursiteaddress.com>/admin/`.)

Try adding and editing posts, or changing the content of the Products page. When you save, the changes are pushed immediately to your Git repository, triggering a build on Netlify, and updating the content on your site. Check out the configuration code by visiting your site repo.

## More paths to explore

- To see how to integrate Static CMS into an existing project, go to [Add to your site](/docs/add-to-your-site/).
- Check out other sites using Static CMS (or share your own!) on the [Examples](/docs/examples/) page.
- If you'd like to add more CMS editors or change how they log in to your site, read up on [Netlify Identity service](https://www.netlify.com/docs/identity).