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Sakib Hadžiavdić • Edited

I have some questions, regarding the "static site generator" part.

I can't deploy this to, say, Github Pages and be done with it. I'd need to deploy "GraphCMS" somewhere, right?

These "static site generators" that use a CMS aren't so static after all, they look more like a regular app with frontend and backend parts..

Thoughts?

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Scott Spence

Hi @sake_92 ,

You can't deploy GraphCMS, Gatsby pulls the data at build time and creates the page statically my friend.

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Sakib Hadžiavdić

Thanks for clarifying. I thought you'd need another server...

Pardon my ignorance. :D

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Scott Spence

Maybe I should have done a better job at explaining it, I'll bear it in mind for next time, thanks @sake_92

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