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Strapi is an open-source headless CMS for building fast and manageable APIs written in JavaScript.

To get Strapi running on Platform.sh, you have two potential starting places:

  • You already have a Strapi site you are trying to deploy. Go through this guide to make the recommended changes to your repository to prepare it for Platform.sh.

  • You have no code at this point.

    If you have no code, you have two choices:

A template is a starting point for building your project. It should help you get a project ready for production.

To use a template, click the button below to create a Strapi template project.

Deploy on Platform.sh

Once the template is deployed, you can follow the rest of this guide to better understand the extra files and changes to the repository.

Before you begin Anchor to this heading

You need:

  • Git. Git is the primary tool to manage everything your app needs to run. Push commits to deploy changes and control configuration through YAML files. These files describe your infrastructure, making it transparent and version-controlled.
  • A Platform.sh account. If you don’t already have one, register for a trial account. You can sign up with an email address or an existing GitHub, Bitbucket, or Google account. If you choose one of these accounts, you can set a password for your Platform.sh account later.
  • The Platform.sh CLI. This lets you interact with your project from the command line. You can also do most things through the Web Console.

Initialize a project Anchor to this heading

You can start with a basic code base or push a pre-existing project to Platform.sh.

  1. Create your first project by running the following command:

    platform create --title PROJECT_TITLE

    Then choose the region you want to deploy to, such as the one closest to your site visitors. You can also select more resources for your project through additional flags, but a Development plan should be enough for you to get started.

    Copy the ID of the project you've created.

  2. Get your code ready locally.

    If your code lives in a remote repository, clone it to your computer.

    If your code isn't in a Git repository, initialize it by running git init.

  3. Connect your Platform.sh project with Git. You can use Platform.sh as your Git repository or connect to a third-party provider: GitHub, GitLab, or BitBucket.

    Add a Git remote for the Platform.sh project you just created by running the following command from your repository:

    platform project:set-remote PROJECT_ID

    That creates an upstream called platform for your Git repository.

Now you have a local Git repository, a Platform.sh project, and a way to push code to that project. Next you can configure your project to work with Platform.sh.