This is an example of how to set up a static site with Gatsby on Kinsta’s Application or Static Site Hosting services from a GitHub repository.

During the deployment process, Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file.

Static Site Hosting

  1. Log in to GitHub and create a new repository from this template (Use this template > Create a new repository): Kinsta – Hello World – Static Site With Gatsby
  2. In MyKinsta, add a static site with the Hello World Gatsby repository and the following Build settings:
    • Build command: npm run build
    • Node version: 18.16.0
    • Publish directory: public
  3. The site is available as soon as the build finishes and the Kinsta Welcome page loads at your site’s URL.

Application Hosting

  1. Log in to GitHub and create a new repository from this template (Use this template > Create a new repository): Kinsta – Hello World – Static Site With Gatsby
  2. In MyKinsta, add an application with the Hello World Gatsby repository. The Start command can be left blank for the web process as Kinsta automatically detects the required command during the first deployment.

Web Server Setup

Port

Kinsta automatically sets the PORT environment variable. You do not need to define it or hard-code it into the application. The serve package utilizes the port set by Kinsta automatically.

Start Command

When you deploy the application, Kinsta automatically creates a web process with npm start as the Start command.

Deployment Lifecycle

Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating an application or re-deploying due to an incoming commit) the npm build command is run, followed by the npm start command.

Welcome Page

The app or site is available as soon as the build finishes, and a default Gatsby page loads at your application’s URL.

Gatsby default page after deployment of Gatsby.
Gatsby default page after deployment of Gatsby.