Web Development
What is Jamstack?
Quick answer
Jamstack is a web architecture where the site is pre-built into static files served from a CDN, and dynamic features are added through JavaScript and APIs. The name comes from JavaScript, APIs, and Markup. It decouples the front end from back-end services for speed, security, and scalability.
Instead of a single server building pages on request, a Jamstack site is generated ahead of time and enhanced with API calls for things like search, payments, or comments. Content often comes from a headless CMS, and hosting is typically on an edge network.
The benefits are fast load times, a smaller attack surface, and easy scaling, because most requests just serve a cached file. It is a good fit for marketing sites, blogs, and documentation, and can extend to e-commerce with the right APIs.
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