Setting Up Sanity CMS

Sanity CMS is a headless content management system that allows you to create, manage, and distribute content across various platforms. It provides a flexible and powerful API, making it suitable for modern web applications built on a composable architecture.

• Node.js (version 12 or higher)
• npm (Node package manager)
• A Sanity account (you can sign up for free at Sanity.io)

Follow these steps to install Sanity CLI and create a new project:

npm install -g @sanity/cli

sanity init

Follow the prompts to set up your project, choosing a dataset and template that fits your needs.

After initializing your project, navigate into your project directory:

cd your-project-name

Open the sanity.json file to configure settings such as:

• API settings
• Dataset configuration
• Plugins

To add a new schema, create a new file in the schemas directory, for example:

// schemas/blogPost.js
export default {
  name: 'blogPost',
  title: 'Blog Post',
  type: 'document',
  fields: [
    { name: 'title', title: 'Title', type: 'string' },
    { name: 'body', title: 'Body', type: 'text' },
  ],
};

To start the studio, run:

sanity start

Your local Sanity studio will be available at http://localhost:3333. From there, you can manage your content.

Consider the following best practices when using Sanity CMS:

• Utilize structured content models for better data management.
• Implement version control for your schemas.
• Use Sanity's GROQ for efficient data querying.
• Leverage Sanity plugins to enhance your workflow.