Strapi is an open-source headless CMS that facilitates the creation of manageable APIs, offering developers the flexibility to construct API structures through a user-friendly interface. It supports both collection-based and single-type APIs and can be self-hosted or deployed on any cloud platform. Strapi eliminates the need for manual coding of endpoints and initial database setup, providing built-in functionalities for these tasks. The CMS can be augmented with plugins and custom configurations, such as integrating external databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL. The text also explores pagination, an optimization technique for breaking data into chunks to enhance performance in web applications. It discusses offset-based and cursor-based pagination methods, highlighting their implementation in SQL, GraphQL, and React applications. The example of a news app illustrates how pagination can be applied to manage large datasets efficiently, offering a user experience with "next" and "prev" buttons to navigate through paginated content. The app demonstrates how to integrate pagination with Strapi's GraphQL endpoints, emphasizing the practical application of these concepts in a real-world project.