• CLI
• Astro

Astro is listed on the Jamstack documentation as a static site generator, aligned to the Jamstack approach.

Learn more about Astro.

Before getting started, you must have:

• An Azion platform account with Edge Functions enabled.
• The latest version of Azion CLI installed.
• Code editor.
• Access to the terminal.
• Node.js ≥ 18.

1. Initialize the project:

  azion init

2. Accept the suggested name for your project, or enter a name:

(Hit enter to accept the suggested name in parentheses) Your project's name:  (dynamic_caligari)

Output:

Getting templates available

3. Choose the Astro template:

Getting templates available? Choose a template for your project: (Use arrow keys)
  Angular
 ❯Astro
  Hexo
  Next
  React
  Vue
  Vite

Now, Astro’s CLI will follow the process and initialize your Astro project.

4. With the template fetched and configured, you can choose to start a local development server.

Do you want to start a local development server? (y/N)

The following steps are based on the answer you gave.

• If you chose to have a local development server running.
• If you chose not to have a local development server running.

1. Install the project dependencies. Input y when the interaction prompts:

  Do you want to install project dependencies? This may be required to start local development server (y/N)

Wait until the installation is complete.

Output:

Your Edge Application was built successfully
[Vulcan] [Server] › ✔  success   Function running on port http://localhost:3000/

2. On the browser, go to http://localhost:3000/ and you can see your Astro project running.

When your project is running locally, you’re still able to deploy it to the edge. To do so:

1. Stop the terminal execution with control + c.

2. Access the project folder:

cd [your-project-name]

3. Deploy the project:

azion deploy

4. Wait while the project is built and deployed to the Azion Edge Platform.

After the deployment is complete, you’ll receive a domain to access your Astro project on the Azion’s platform.

Wait a few minutes so the propagation takes place, and then access your application using the provided domain, which should be similar to https://xxxxxxx.map.azionedge.net.

After indicating you don’t want to have a local server running, deploy the Astro project to the edge.

1. Enter y to the following interaction, indicating you want to deploy the project:

   Do you want to deploy your project? (y/N)

2. Install the project dependencies. Input y when the interaction prompts:

  Do you want to install project dependencies? This may be required to deploy your project (y/N)

3. Wait while the project is built and deployed to the Azion edge platform.

After the deployment is complete, you’ll receive a domain to access your Astro project on the Azion Platform.

Wait a few minutes so the propagation takes place, and then access your application using the provided domain, which should be similar to https://xxxxxxx.map.azionedge.net.

Watch an Astro building guide on Azion’s YouTube channel:

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