diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8b4f4d6..cb4d17f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ $ cd [SITE_DIRECTORY_NAME] $ gatsby build $ gatsby serve ``` - -## Accessing the CMS +### Accessing the CMS Follow the [Netlify CMS Quick Start Guide](https://www.netlifycms.org/docs/quick-start/#authentication) to set up authentication, and hosting. @@ -29,8 +28,14 @@ Follow the [Netlify CMS Quick Start Guide](https://www.netlifycms.org/docs/quick Windows users might encounter ```node-gyp``` errors when trying to npm install. To resolve, make sure that you have both Python 2.7 and the Visual C++ build environment installed. ``` -npm config set python python2.7 +npm config set python python2.7 npm install --global --production windows-build-tools ``` [Full details here](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-gyp 'NPM node-gyp page') +## Take a Test Drive +Netlify CMS can run in any frontend web environment, but the quickest way to try it out is by running it on a pre-configured starter site with Netlify. Our example here is the Kaldi coffee company template. Use the button below to build and deploy your own copy of the repository: + +Deploy to Netlify + +After clicking that button, you’ll authenticate with GitHub and choose a repository name. Netlify will then automatically create a repository in your GitHub account with a copy of the files from the template. Next, it will build and deploy the new site on Netlify, bringing you to the site dashboard when the build is complete. Next, you’ll need to set up Netlify’s Identity service to authorize users to log in to the CMS.