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This repository contains a Hugo website integrated with a DatoCMS site. The site is deployed on Netlify, and can be seen at this URL: https://datocms-hugo-example.netlify.com/
Content stored in a DatoCMS site gets translated into local Hugo files using a NodeJs module called datocms-client you need to add to your Hugo project. The translation rules are defined in file placed in your project root folder called dato.config.js.
To read more about the datocms-client package, please refer to its documentation.
First, setup the DatoCMS project and schema with this button:
Then install the dependencies of this project:
npm install
Add an .env file containing the read-only API token of your DatoCMS site:
echo 'DATO_API_TOKEN=abc123' >> .env
Then, to run this website in development mode (with live-reload):
npm start
To build the final, production ready static website:
npm run build
The final result will be saved in the public directory.
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Building with AI: Agent Skills turn coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor) into expert DatoCMS developers, with full read/write via the auto-installed CLI. No local terminal? Use the MCP Server instead.
Talking to DatoCMS from code:
- Content Delivery API (CDA) — the fast, read-only GraphQL API your website/app uses to fetch published content.
- Content Management API (CMA) — the REST API for creating and updating content, models, and project settings (think scripts, migrations, integrations).
- CLI — terminal tool for schema migrations and importing from Contentful/WordPress.
Framework guides: end-to-end recipes for fetching content, rendering Structured Text, optimizing images/video, handling SEO, and setting up live preview with visual editing in Next.js, Nuxt, Svelte, and Astro.
Want a head start? Browse our starter projects — ready-to-deploy example sites for popular frameworks.