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How to integrate Supabase with a headless CMS?

Find out how to easily connect Supabase with a headless CMS, boosting your project's backend and improving content management. Dive into a step-by-step guide that makes integration a breeze. Elevate your project’s capabilities today!

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Overview

Integrating Supabase with a headless CMS? It's all about taking advantage of Supabase's backend-as-a-service features to boost your content management. Start by configuring Supabase as your database and authentication layer. After that, link your headless CMS to Supabase so it can handle content that lives in Supabase's tables. This setup offers real-time data sync, stronger security, and a smooth ride for both developers and content creators. When you mix the best of both platforms, you get a system that's scalable, flexible, and super efficient.

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How to integrate Supabase with a headless CMS?

Step 1: Set Up Supabase Account

  1. Head over to the Supabase website and sign up for an account.
  2. Once you're in, log into the Supabase dashboard.
  3. Click on "New Project" and fill in the details like project name, database password, and region.
  4. Hit "Create new project."

Step 2: Configure Supabase Database

  1. Go to the "Database" section in your new Supabase project.
  2. Use the SQL editor to create tables and schemas based on what your headless CMS needs.
  3. For example, to set up a table for blog posts, you can use this SQL:
    ```sql
    create table blog_posts (
    id bigint generated by default as identity primary key,
    title text,
    content text,
    created_at timestamp with time zone default timezone('utc', now())
    );
    ```

Step 3: Secure Your API

  1. Go to the "Authentication" section and enable the authentication methods you need (like email/password).
  2. Head over to "API" and note down the public and secret API keys. The public key is for client-side use, while the secret key is for server-side calls.
  3. Make sure RLS (Row Level Security) is enabled for your tables to control access.

Step 4: Select a Headless CMS

  1. Pick a headless CMS that suits your project. Some popular choices are Strapi, Ghost, and Contentful.
  2. Follow the documentation to install and set up your chosen headless CMS.

Step 5: Connect Headless CMS to Supabase

  1. In your headless CMS, find the database configuration settings where you can input connection details.
  2. Enter the connection string from your Supabase dashboard under the "Database" section. Example connection string:
    ```plaintext
    postgres://YOUR_USER:YOUR_PASSWORD@YOUR_HOST:5432/YOUR_DATABASE
    ```
  3. Configure the CMS to use the tables you created in Supabase for storing content.

Step 6: Configure Headless CMS Models

  1. In your headless CMS, create models that match your Supabase tables.
  2. For example, if you're using Strapi:
  • Go to Content-Types Builder.
  • Create a new content type for "Blog Post".
  • Add fields that match the columns in your blog_posts table in Supabase (like title, content, created_at).

Step 7: Test Integration

  1. Create entries in the headless CMS and make sure they are saved in the right Supabase table.
  2. Use the Supabase dashboard's table editor or SQL editor to check the entries.

Step 8: Implement Frontend Fetching

  1. In your frontend app, install the Supabase client library:
    ```bash
    npm install @supabase/supabase-js
    ```

  2. Initialize Supabase:
    ```javascript
    import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';

    const supabaseUrl = 'https://xyzcompany.supabase.co';
    const supabaseKey = 'public-anon-key';
    const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey);
    ```

  3. Fetch content from Supabase:
    ```javascript
    const { data, error } = await supabase
    .from('blog_posts')
    .select('*');

    if (error) {
    console.error(error);
    } else {
    console.log(data);
    }
    ```

Step 9: Deploy and Monitor

  1. Deploy your frontend and headless CMS to a hosting provider.
  2. Keep an eye on the performance and logs in both Supabase and your CMS.
  3. Make any necessary tweaks to queries, models, and schema for the best performance and security.

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