Overview:

Astro Sanity Minimal Starter is a blog webiste template that leverages Astro and Sanity.io for a headless CMS setup. It offers excellent SEO capabilities, a customizable CMS, and performance best practices, making it an ideal foundation for a personal blog with posts written in markdown.

Features:

• Customizable headless CMS with Sanity.io
• Excellent SEO Built In
• Open Graph Tags (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
• User Declared Canonical URLs
• RSS Feed and XML Sitemap
• Robots.txt support
• JSON LD Schema integration
• Extremely minimal styles
• Performant Google Fonts Setup

Installation:

1. Clone the repo and navigate to the root folder.
2. Set up Sanity:
   • Install Sanity CLI by running npm install -g @sanity/cli.
   • Open a terminal in the root folder and go to the sanity folder.
   • Run sanity install and sanity init to initialize Sanity. Follow the prompts and create a Sanity account if needed.
   • Rename .env.template to .env and update PUBLIC_SANITY_PROJECT_ID with your token ID.
3. Manage Sanity Studio:
   • Run sanity install and sanity start in the terminal at the sanity folder.
   • Access your Sanity Studio at http://localhost:3333, and copy the project ID from Project info section.
4. Start Astro site:
   • Open a terminal at the astro folder.
   • Run npm install and npm start to launch the Astro site at http://localhost:3000.
   • Use npm run build to locally build for production.

Summary:

Astro Sanity Minimal Starter provides a solid foundation for a blog website with its seamless integration of Astro and Sanity.io. With essential features like SEO optimization, customizable CMS, and minimal styling, it offers a clean and efficient solution for those looking to set up a personal blog quickly. The installation process outlined ensures a smooth setup of both Sanity Studio and the Astro site, making it convenient for users to get started with their blogging journey.