Schema-Driven Astro Starter Kit Development

Grey Newell

Completed work

Data Engineer

Software Engineer

Web Designer

Astro

Node.js

TypeScript

Computer Software

Schema-Driven Astro Starter Kit

A production-ready starter kit that brings structured data, SEO optimization, and schema-driven development to your Astro projects. Built for developers who want to ship fast, maintainable, and search-engine friendly websites.

Demo

Explore the Schema-Driven Astro Starter Demo

🎯 Why This Starter Kit?

Schema-First Development: Define your data structures once, use them everywhere. No more prop drilling or type mismatches.

Decap CMS Integration: Git-based content management with a user-friendly admin interface. Edit content directly in your browser, commit changes to your repository.

Accessibility-First Design: First-class accessibility controls for high contrast mode, keyboard navigation, screen reader support and more!

SEO Optimized: Built-in structured data and meta tags that search engines love.

Type Safety: Full TypeScript support with generated types from your schemas.

Performance: Astro's zero JavaScript by default approach means your site loads instantly.

Developer Experience: Hot reloading, type checking, and intuitive development workflow.

🚀 Quick Start

# Create a new project using this template
npm create astro@latest my-project -- --template https://github.com/greynewell/schema-driven-astro-starter

# Navigate to your project
cd my-project

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

📚 Documentation & Tutorials

Getting Started Guide

Schema Definition

Deployment Guide

🏗️ Project Structure

/
├── src/
│   ├── components/     # Reusable UI components
│   ├── layouts/        # Page layouts
│   ├── pages/          # Route components
│   ├── schemas/        # Your data schemas
│   └── utils/          # Helper functions
├── public/             # Static assets
└── astro.config.mjs    # Astro configuration

🚢 Deployment

GitHub Pages

Push your code to GitHub

Enable GitHub Pages in your repository settings

Set the build command to npm run build

Set the output directory to dist

# Build your site
npm run build

# Preview the production build
npm run preview

🛠️ Available Scripts

CommandDescriptionnpm run devStart development servernpm run buildBuild for productionnpm run previewPreview production buildnpm run checkType check your codenpm run formatFormat your code