Proxy server to be used with Netlify CMS proxy backend
npm install netlify-cms-proxy-serverNetlify CMS Proxy Server is an express server created to facilitate local development.
1. Navigate to a local Git repository configured with the CMS.
2. Run npx netlify-cms-proxy-server from the root directory of the above repository.
3. Update your config.yml to connect to the server:
``yaml`
backend:
name: proxy
proxy_url: http://localhost:8081/api/v1
branch: master # optional, defaults to master
4. Start you local development server (e.g. run gatsby develop).
1. Create a .env file in the root directory of your local Git repository.
2. Update the file as follows:
`bash``optional, defaults to current directory
GIT_REPO_DIRECTORY=FULL_PATH_TO_LOCAL_GIT_REPOoptional, defaults to 8081
PORT=CUSTOM_PORT