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Gatsby

React-based static site and blog generator

Blogging Platforms ★ 55.9k stars Medium setup MIT

Gatsby is an open-source React-based framework for building fast static websites and blogs. It pulls content from many sources via a GraphQL data layer and produces highly optimized output.

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Key features

  • React-powered sites
  • GraphQL data layer
  • Rich plugin ecosystem
  • Performance-optimized output

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Great for React developers
  • Pulls content from many sources

Trade-offs

  • Heavier build process
  • Steeper learning curve

Is Gatsby secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Gatsby's latest release ([email protected]). OSV.dev lists 5 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2023-34238, published 2023-06-07 (1225 days ago), fixed in 4.25.7, 5.9.1

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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