README.md

Example Cockpit CMS/React Headless website

An example project that provides a simple headless experience by combining Cockpit CMS and ReactJS.

Example site can be accessed on http://pauloamgomes.github.io/cockpit-react-example

Installation

First confirm that you have docker and docker-sync installed on your system.

1. Clone this repo or download it as a zip file and extract it.
2. Run the Cockpit Example install script inside cockpit folder:

   $ cd cockpit-react-example/cockpit
   $ ./install.sh
   

   it shall initialize the Cockpit CMS with example data
3. Install React dependencies

   $ cd cockpit-react-example/react
   $ yarn install
   

Usage

The example consists on a Cockpit CMS installation with example data and a ReactJS application that will consume Cockpit CMS data. In way to use it just run the following commands.

1. Start the Cockpit CMS docker instance

   $ cd cockpit-react-example/cockpit
   $ ./start.sh
   

2. Start the React App

   $ cd cockpit-react-example/react
   $ yarn start
   

3. Open Cockpit CMS admin interface at http://cockpit-example.docker.localhost/

    Username: admin
    Password: admin
   

4. Open the example React App at http://localhost:3000/

The url http://cockpit-example.docker.localhost/ should be accessible form your browser as the docker-compose uses Traefik, however if not, add it to your /etc/hosts file:

$ sudo echo "127.0.0.1 cockpit-example.docker.localhost" >> /etc/hosts

Copyright and license

Copyright 2018 pauloamgomes under the MIT license.