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  1. 11 Aug 2022

    Add personalization to static HTML with Netlify Edge Functions — no browser JavaScript required

    Personalization and shipping less JavaScript to the browser are hot topics in 2022, and with Netlify Edge Functions, you can achieve dynamic personalization with no client-side JavaScript — resulting in a great developer experience, and an even better end-user outcome. Check out the video tutorial and accompanying walk-through.

    Tutorials 8 min read →
  2. 26 Apr 2022

    We're all living on it. But what exactly is The Edge?

    More and more cloud hosting providers and software-as-a-service platforms are offering serverless functions at The Edge. But what is The Edge? What are Edge Functions? And why does it matter?

    Serverless 7 min read →
  3. 15 Feb 2022

    How to deploy your Netlify site with an Elgato Stream Deck

    I often use my Elgato Stream Deck to open URLs in my browser. And this got me thinking — what if I could kick off a site build on Netlify at the press of a button? And as it turns out, we can do this with a little serverless function! Let’s take a look.

    Tutorials 4 min read →
  4. 18 Jan 2022

    How to use really long environment variables in Netlify functions

    Netlify allows you to manage environment variables that you can use in serverless functions. But there may be times when your environment variables exceed the limit of 256 characters! Here’s how you can use a Netlify build plugin to use longer environment variables in your functions.

    Tutorials 4 min read →
  5. 27 May 2021

    How to use GitHub actions and Contentful webhooks to show your latest blog posts on your GitHub README

    Want to show your latest blog posts on your GitHub README? Here's how I do it using the power of GitHub actions and webhooks in Contentful.

    Tutorials 4 min read →
  6. 17 Mar 2021

    3 ways to use Puppeteer and Node.js to screenshot web pages and generate Open Graph images for socials

    Harness the power of a tool called Puppeteer to take screenshots of browser pages and generate dynamic images to share on your social media accounts. Let’s take a look!

    Tutorials 6 min read →
  7. 8 Mar 2021

    How to generate an RSS feed for your blog with JavaScript and Netlify functions

    After I built my first project with Contentful, I had no idea people would actually want to follow my content using their favorite RSS reader (thanks, Stefan Judis!). So I set out to learn how to generate an RSS feed for my microblog that’s built with no front-end frameworks.

    Tutorials 5 min read →