How to Build a Website with a CMS and SvelteKit
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TL;DR
To build a website with a CMS and SvelteKit, set up a headless CMS, scaffold a SvelteKit project, install the CMS JavaScript SDK, fetch content in SvelteKit `load` functions (server-side), and render with Svelte components. SvelteKit's file-based routing, server `load` functions, and minimal JS output make it an excellent choice for CMS-driven sites.
Key Takeaways
- SvelteKit `+page.server.ts` load functions run exclusively on the server — the right place for CMS API calls with private tokens
- `+page.ts` load functions run on both server and client — use for public CMS endpoints
- SvelteKit's adapter system supports static export, Node.js, Vercel, Cloudflare, and more