Reference Guides
Nitty-gritty technical descriptions of how Gatsby works. Most useful when you need detailed information about Gatsby's APIs.
Local Development→
2 articlesBrowse CLI commands like gatsby build and gatsby develop and typical folders and files you'll see inside a Gatsby project.
Built-in React Components→
2 articlesGatsby Link and Gatsby Image are drop-in components that improve your site's performance and users' experience.
Routing→
2 articlesGenerate templated pages like blog posts or products with file system routing.
Config Files→
7 articlesInside its configuration files, Gatsby provides a rich set of lifecycle APIs to hook into its bootstrap, build, and client runtime operations. They allow sourcing data, creating pages, and customizing generated HTML pages.
GraphQL Data Layer→
6 articlesAPIs for querying your data (PageQuery, StaticQuery, Fragments) and specifying your GraphQL schema (schema customization).
Release Notes→
12 articlesFind release notes and guides on how to upgrade Gatsby along with third-party packages.