MentorPsych
MentorPsych is a collaboration project between California State University, Fullerton, and University of Southern California that provides an interactive learning resource for aspiring students in Psychology, so they can learn more about Psychology training and careers.
π Quick start
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Install the Gatsby CLI
You will use the Gatsby CLI to develop and generate the static website.
# install gatsby-cli via npm npm install -g gatsby-cli
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Install Dependencies
Navigate into your siteβs directory and install the necessary dependencies.
cd mentorpsych/ npm install
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Start Developing
Start it up!
gatsby develop
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Open the source code and start editing!
Your site is now running at
http://localhost:8000
!Note: You'll also see a second link:
http://localhost:8000/___graphql
. This is a tool you can use to experiment with querying your data. Learn more about using this tool in the Gatsby tutorial.Open the
mentorpsych
directory in your code editor of choice. Save your changes and the browser will update in real time!
π§ What's inside?
A quick look at the top-level files and directories you'll see in the project.
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βββ .cache
βββ content
βββ node_modules
βββ public
βββ src
βββ static
βββ .gitignore
βββ .prettierrc
βββ gatsby-browser.js
βββ gatsby-config.js
βββ gatsby-node.js
βββ gatsby-ssr.js
βββ LICENSE
βββ package-lock.json
βββ package.json
βββ README.md
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/.cache
: Automatically generated. This directory contains all the internal cache created automatically by Gatsby. The files inside this folder are not meant for modification. -
/content
: This directory contains all of the markdown files that host the contents of the webpage. This is where you would go to edit the text that is displayed on the webpage. -
/node_modules
: This directory contains all of the modules of code that your project depends on (npm packages) are automatically installed. -
/public
: Automatically generated. This directory contains all static files (hosted by the server) that Gatsby generated. The output of the build process will be exposed inside this folder. -
/src
: This directory contains all of the code related to what you will see on the front-end of your site (what you see in the browser) such as your site header or a page template.src
is a convention for βsource codeβ. -
/static
: This directory contains the files that will be copied to thepublic
folder. -
.gitignore
: This file tells git which files it should not track / not maintain a version history for. -
.prettierrc
: This is a configuration file for Prettier. Prettier is a tool to help keep the formatting of your code consistent. -
gatsby-browser.js
: This file is where Gatsby expects to find any usage of the Gatsby browser APIs (if any). These allow customization/extension of default Gatsby settings affecting the browser. -
gatsby-config.js
: This is the main configuration file for a Gatsby site. This is where you can specify information about your site (metadata) like the site title and description, which Gatsby plugins youβd like to include, etc. (Check out the config docs for more detail). -
gatsby-node.js
: This file is where Gatsby expects to find any usage of the Gatsby Node APIs (if any). These allow customization/extension of default Gatsby settings affecting pieces of the site build process. -
gatsby-ssr.js
: This file is where Gatsby expects to find any usage of the Gatsby server-side rendering APIs (if any). These allow customization of default Gatsby settings affecting server-side rendering. -
LICENSE
: The project is licensed under the MIT license. -
package-lock.json
(Seepackage.json
below, first). This is an automatically generated file based on the exact versions of your npm dependencies that were installed for your project. (You wonβt change this file directly). -
package.json
: A manifest file for Node.js projects, which includes things like metadata (the projectβs name, author, etc). This manifest is how npm knows which packages to install for your project. -
README.md
: A text file containing useful reference information about your project. (This file)
π Learning Gatsby
Looking for more guidance? Full documentation for Gatsby lives on the website. Here are some places to start:
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For most developers, check out the in-depth tutorial for creating a site with Gatsby. It starts with zero assumptions about your level of ability and walks through every step of the process.
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To dive straight into code samples, head to the Gatsby documentation. In particular, check out the Guides, API Reference, and Advanced Tutorials sections in the sidebar.