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Netlify CMS Proxy Server
Netlify CMS Proxy Server is an express server created to facilitate local development.
How It Works
- Navigate to a local Git repository configured with the CMS.
- Run
npx netlify-cms-proxy-server
from the root directory of the above repository. - Update your
config.yml
to connect to the server:
backend:
name: proxy
proxy_url: http://localhost:8081/api/v1
branch: master # optional, defaults to master
- Start you local development server (e.g. run
gatsby develop
).
Custom Configuration
- Create a
.env
file in the root directory of your local Git repository. - Update the file as follows:
# optional, defaults to current directory
GIT_REPO_DIRECTORY=FULL_PATH_TO_LOCAL_GIT_REPO
# optional, defaults to 8081
PORT=CUSTOM_PORT