Headless CMS with Next.js
A content platform where editors publish to the edge — server components and incremental static generation keep every page instant.
Project Overview
Editors needed a fast, headless workflow without babysitting deploys. Content flows through a GraphQL API into Next.js server components; incremental static generation rebuilds only what changed, and tag-based invalidation purges the edge the instant a page is published. The result is a portfolio-grade blog that loads instantly and updates in seconds.
System Features
Server components: Content renders on the server and streams to the client with no hydration cost.
Incremental builds: Only changed pages rebuild on publish, keeping deploys seconds long.
Edge caching: Rendered pages sit at the edge, served from the region nearest each reader.
SYS_SPECS
- Framework:
- Next.js
- Hosting:
- Vercel
- Content API:
- GraphQL
- Styling:
- Tailwind
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Challenges & Solutions
# Threat: Stale Content
Aggressive edge caching served yesterday's copy long after editors hit publish.
# Remedy: Tag Invalidation
Publishes emit cache tags that purge exactly the affected routes at the edge, and nothing more.