Netlify Overview

Netlify is a static site hosting service that offers many convenience features such as built-in continuous integration/continuous deployment, free one-click SSL registration and automatic HTTPS configuration, deployment previews, and more. More details can be learned through the official Netlify documentation.

The SDG National Reporting Initiative Website repository notifies Netlify when an update has occurred, which triggers an automated build. Netlify then runs a build as configured while also automatically detecting and resolving specified platform dependencies.

Production

The production site at www.sdgreporting.org is hosted via Netlify and configured to listen to changes to the master branch. When a commit to the master branch is detected, Netlify performs the following:

• Pulls down the code from the master branch
• Installs dependencies
• Runs yarn run build:production
• Deploys the finished site

Staging

The staging site at staging.sdgreporting.org is also hosted via Netlify and configured to listen for changes to the develop branch. The process is similar to the production website. When a commit to the develop branch is detected, Netlify performs the following:

• Pulls down the code from the develop branch
• Installs dependencies
• Runs yarn run build:staging
• Deploys the finished site