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Netlify is an online platform allowing developers to ship their applications. A lot of frameworks are supported by Netlify including React, Gatsby, NextJS, Vue, Angular and Jamstack. In only three easy steps, you can deploy your applications in a few minutes. Automatic deployments are also available, meaning that you can trigger deploys from a specific branch of your repository.

Netlify home page Their free tier is pretty generous, as you can have an unlimited number of websites in your account, with 300 build minutes per month and a bandwidth of 100GB per month. You can explore their other pricing plans on their pricing page.

Push your project to Github

First things first, you need to make sure that your project is on Github, if you want to enable automatic deploys from a branch. If your project is already pushed to Github, skip this step. The easiest way to push a project to Github is with Github Desktop, as it requires no coding and no use of the Terminal. Head over to Github Desktop and download their desktop application. Follow the instructions in their documentation to connect your Github account with Github Desktop and creating your first repository.

Github Desktop Home Page

Create a Netlify Account

Now that our project is on Github, we can create our Netlify account. Go to Netlify's sign up page and create your account. I suggest you to sign up with Github, as it'll be faster than creating one from an email address. Then, you should land on your dashboard. Click on the New site from Git green button in the Sites section.

Deploy with Netlify image 3 You'll see the three steps required to create a new site: Connect to a Git provider , Pick a repository , set up the Site settings, and deploy!

Create a new Netlify site steps

Connect Github to Netlify

Let's connect to Github. Click on the Github button. A window should pop up asking you to authorize Netlify to access your Github account. Authorize it.

Pick a repository

When you come back to Netlify, you'll see a list of your repositories that Netlify has access to. If you don't see your repo in the list, click on the Configure the Netlify app on Github link, at the bottom, to grant Netlify access to your repo.

List of Github repositories

Site settings

Now, you can configure your site settings. I usually like to leave it as is, but if the branch you want Netlify to watch to trigger deploys to be something other than master , change it here. Don't worry, you can always change it later. For the rest of the settings, leave them as is. Once you're done, click on the Deploy button at the bottom. And now your website is live!

Pick a repository on Netlify

Site overview

Once deployed, you'll land on your Site overview dashboard. My website is called unruffled-spence-823749 , and I have the link right below my site name. This name is randomly assigned, and you can change it by going to Site settings > Site information > Change site name . Please note that if you change the name of your site, your app will still be accessible at your-site-name.netlify.app.

Netlify site overview dashboard If you wish your application to be accessible at your-site-name.com , you'll need to configure your website more. In the Getting started section, you can click on Set up a custom domain and follow the instructions on screen to have a custom domain redirected to your Netlify site. Great! We deployed our React application to production in just a few minutes. Now every time that we push to the master branch, a deploy will be generated and our website will be live in just a few minutes!

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1

Intro to React Hooks

An overview of React Hooks and the frameworks you can use to build your React application blazingly fast

3:39

2

Create your first React app

Create your first React project from the Terminal and save it on your local computer

4:23

3

React Component

Create your first JSX component using React

2:54

4

Styling in React

How to style your React components using inline styling, separate stylesheets or styled-components

5:06

5

Styles and Props

Render different styles depending on different properties passed to your component

2:22

6

Understanding Hooks

Learn about the basics of React Hooks, which introduced at React Conf 2018

3:21

7

useState Hook

Use the useState hook to manage local state in your React component

2:54

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useEffect Hook

Manage with your component's lifecycle with the useEffect hook

3:41

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useRef Hook

Learn about the useRef hook, which replaces the JavaScript getElementById way

3:00

10

Props

Learn about props in React to pass data from parent to child components

3:11

11

Conditional Rendering

Render different UIs depending on different conditions and states

4:21

12

Load Local Data

Load local JSON data into your React application

4:04

13

Fetch Data from an API

Learn the basics of asynchronous functions and promises by fetching data from an API using fetch, useEffect and useState

5:40

14

Toggle a state

Learn how to toggle a state from true to false and back again

4:05

15

useInput Hook

Create a hook to get the value and the onChange event of input fields

6:04

16

Gatsby and React

Create a static content-oriented website using React on Gatsby

6:44

17

NextJS and React

Create your first NextJS React application

5:24

18

React TypeScript Part 1

Learn how to create a React TypeScript application using the Create React App, Gatsby and NextJS methods

8:19

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React TypeScript Part 2

Learn the basics of TypeScript and how to use TypeScript in a React component

7:35

20

useScrollPosition Hook

Create a custom hook to listen to the current window position of the user

4:26

21

useOnScreen hook

Create a custom hook to listen to when an element is visible on screen

8:08

22

useContext Hook

Manage global states throughout the entire application

8:32

23

Fragments

Group multiple children together with React Fragments

2:43

24

Lazy Loading

Lazy Load heavy components to improve performance

4:05

25

React Suspense

Wait for data with React Suspense and React.lazy

3:13

26

Environment Variables

Make environment variables secret with a .env file

4:43

27

Reach Router

Create a multiple-pages React application with Reach Router

5:31

28

URL Params

Create unique URL with URL Params

4:04

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SEO and Metadata

Optimize a React application for search engines with React Helmet

6:47

30

Favicon

Add an icon to a React website

3:03

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Dynamic Favicon

Change the favicon's fill color depending on the user's system appearance

2:14

32

PropTypes

Implement props type-checking with PropTypes

3:54

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Custom PropTypes

Create a custom PropType using a validator function

3:58

34

useMemo Hook

Prevent unnecessary re-renders when the component stays the same

4:05

35

forwardRef Hook

Forward a ref to a child component

3:28

36

Handling Events

How to handle events in React

5:44

37

Spread attributes

Learn how to make use of the spread operator

3:35

38

useMousePosition Hook

Detect the user's mouse position on a bound element

4:55

39

useReducer with useContext Part 1

Create a reducer to be used in a context

7:33

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useReducer with useContext Part 2

Incorporate useReducer with useContext

6:48

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useReducer with useContext Part 3

Connect the context and reducer with the frontend

5:43

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Netlify

Deploy to production using Netlify

5:08

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Gatsby Cloud

Deploy to production using Gatsby Cloud

6:19

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Gatsby Plugin Image

Use gatsby-plugin-image for automatic image resizing, formatting, and higher performance

8:11

45

useOnClickOutside Hook

Toggle a modal visibility with a useOnClickOutside hook

6:32

46

useWindowSize Hook

Create a hook to determine the width and height of the window

4:14

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usePageBottom hook

Detect if the user scrolled to the bottom of the page

4:48

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useLocalStorage Hook

Store an item in a browser's local storage

5:27

49

Three.js in React Part 1

Bring your website to life with beautiful 3D objects

17:33

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Three.js in React Part 2

Bring your website to life with beautiful 3D objects

11:18