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Build a blog with Next.js and Externa in 20 minutes
Turn the official Externa Next.js starter into a blog: Articles pack, public role Read, and Public CMS API list/post pages.
Blog
Build Next.js App Router sites against Externa with the official next starter.
Turn the official Externa Next.js starter into a blog: Articles pack, public role Read, and Public CMS API list/post pages.
Open Externa drafts in your Next.js app: Live Preview URL, GET /api/v1/preview, same components as production.
Next starter 1.0.1–1.0.2 and Nuxt starter 1.0.1: patched Next, React, and Nuxt tooling deps. Who should update and how.
First stable externa-next-starter: App Router, server-only API key, collection auto-discovery, Node 24 — paired with Core 1.1.0.
Post-GA cut: Live Preview tokens, draft/publish UX, scheduled publish, OpenAPI, webhooks UI, Next starter, and AI tool approval.