Sanity CMS for headless content management in Gatsby

Gatsby, a popular React-based framework, is known for its speed, but build times can increase as sites grow in size, prompting the potential benefits of using a headless content management system like Sanity to optimize performance. Sanity treats content as data and provides tools for managing images, text, and design through a structured approach, improving site efficiency. Developers can use Sanity alongside Gatsby to create a frontend web application with a headless CMS backend, leveraging Sanity's customizable editor and API for content management. The article outlines the process of setting up Sanity, creating schemas, and deploying content to be accessible via GraphQL, allowing integration with Gatsby through the gatsby-source-sanity plugin. By treating content as data, developers can enhance web app performance and reduce build times, ensuring a more efficient and productive development process.