This starter is a personal website that uses Next.js for the frontend and Sanity to handle its content. It runs with Next.js Cache Components enabled: every page prerenders into a static shell and refreshes on content changes through Sanity Live — no rebuild required. The template comes with a native Sanity Studio that offers features like real-time collaboration and visual editing with live updates using Presentation.
The Studio connects to Sanity Content Lake, which gives you hosted content APIs with a flexible query language, on-demand image transformations, powerful patching, and more. You can use this starter to kick-start a personal website or learn these technologies.
- Runs on Next.js Cache Components — pages prerender into a static shell and refresh on content changes through Sanity Live
- A performant personal website with editable projects
- A native and customizable authoring environment, accessible on
yourpersonalwebsite.com/studio - Real-time and collaborative content editing with fine-grained revision history
- Side-by-side instant content preview that works across your whole site
- Support for block content and the most advanced custom fields capability in the industry
- Sanity Live Revalidation; no need to wait for a rebuild to publish new content
- Free Sanity project with unlimited admin users, free content updates, and pay-as-you-go for API overages
- A project with starter-friendly and not too heavy-handed TypeScript and Tailwind.css
- Features
- Table of Contents
- Project Overview
- Getting Started
- Adding content with Sanity
- Deploying your application and inviting editors
- Questions and Answers
- Next steps
| Personal Website | Studio |
|---|---|
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| File(s) | Description |
|---|---|
sanity.config.ts |
Config file for Sanity Studio |
sanity.cli.ts |
Config file for Sanity CLI |
next.config.ts |
Enables Cache Components and sets the default cacheLife to Sanity Live |
/app/studio/[[...tool]]/Studio.tsx |
Where Sanity Studio is mounted |
/app/api/draft-mode/enable/route.ts |
Serverless route for triggering Draft mode |
/sanity/schemas |
Where Sanity Studio gets its content types from |
/sanity/plugins |
Where the advanced Sanity Studio customization is setup |
/sanity/lib/api.ts,/sanity/lib/client.ts |
Configuration for the Sanity Content Lake client |
/sanity/lib/live.ts |
sanityFetch, sanityFetchMetadata, sanityFetchStaticParams, getDynamicFetchOptions |
The template enables Next.js Cache Components in next.config.ts:
import {sanity} from 'next-sanity/live/cache-life'
const config: NextConfig = {
cacheComponents: true,
cacheLife: {default: sanity},
}Data fetching follows the three-layer (Page → Dynamic → Cached) pattern from the sanity-live-cache-components skill, applied in:
app/(website)/layout.tsx—Dynamic/CachedNavbarandDynamic/CachedFootershare a'use cache'fetchSettingshelperapp/(website)/page.tsx— homepageapp/(website)/[slug]/page.tsx— dynamic page routeapp/(website)/projects/[slug]/page.tsx— dynamic project route
Every cached leaf takes perspective and stega as plain props sourced from getDynamicFetchOptions(), so Visual Editing overlays and content-release previewing keep working in Draft Mode while the static shell is fully prerendered in production.
We will take a look at installing this template with the Sanity CLI, running locally, and lastly deploying to Vercel. If you'd rather start by deploying to Vercel, please instead reference the instructions in vercel-installation-instructions.md
Run the command in your Terminal to initialize this template on your local computer.
See the documentation if you are having issues with the CLI.
npm create sanity@latest -- --template sanity-io/template-nextjs-personal-websiteNavigate to the template directory using cd <your app name>, and start the development servers by running the following command
npm run devOpen the Next.js app running locally in your browser on http://localhost:3000.
Open the Studio by navigating to the /studio route http://localhost:3000/studio. You should now see a screen prompting you to log in to the Studio. Use the same service (Google, GitHub, or email) that you used when you logged in to the CLI.
The template comes pre-defined with a schema containing Page and Project document types.
From the Studio, click "+ Create" and select the Project document type. Go ahead and create and publish the document.
Your content should now appear in your Next.js app (http://localhost:3000) as well as in the Studio on the "Presentation" Tab
The schema for the Post document type is defined in the studio/src/schemaTypes/post.ts file. You can add more document types to the schema to suit your needs.
Your app is still only running on your local computer. It's time to deploy and get it into the hands of other content editors.
You have the freedom to deploy your Next.js app to your hosting provider of choice. With Vercel and GitHub being a popular choice, we'll cover the basics of that approach.
- Create a GitHub repository from this project. Learn more.
- Create a new Vercel project and connect it to your Github repository.
- Configure your Environment Variables.
Now that you’ve deployed your Next.js application and Sanity Studio, you can optionally invite a collaborator to your Studio. Open up Manage, select your project and click "Invite project members"
They will be able to access the deployed Studio, where you can collaborate together on creating content.
In case of any issues or questions, you can post:
You can remove it by deleting the IntroTemplate component in /app/(website)/layout.tsx.