How to build an Image gallery App with Astro and Strapi

[preshenv]

What is your article idea?

This tutorial will cover the following:

How to Build an Image Gallery App with Astro and Strapi

1. Introduction to Strapi's Media Library

• Overview of Strapi's media management capabilities
• Key features of the Media Library
• Benefits of integrating Strapi's Media Library with Astro

2. Setting up Strapi with the Media Library

• Installing Strapi and setting up a new project
• Configuring the Media Library for image management
• Adding image fields to Strapi content types

3. Uploading Media Files to Strapi

• How to upload images to Strapi's Media Library via the admin panel
• Managing media assets in Strapi
• Organizing images into categories for the gallery

4. Creating an Astro Project

• Setting up a new Astro project
• Integrating Astro with Strapi through REST API or GraphQL
• Setting up a responsive front-end layout for the image gallery

5. Retrieving Media Files from Strapi in Astro

• Fetching image data from Strapi
• Displaying image URLs and metadata in Astro
• Handling media queries and conditional rendering in Astro

6. Displaying Images in the Astro Gallery

• Creating a grid layout to display images
• Implementing lazy loading for optimized performance
• Adding image hover effects and modals for a better user experience

7. Handling Media Uploads from the Astro Frontend

• Implementing image uploads from Astro to Strapi
• Handling image validations and error feedback
• Securing media uploads with authentication and roles in Strapi

9. Conclusion

• Summary of the key steps in building the image gallery app
• Best practices for optimizing media assets and gallery performance
• Next steps for adding features such as pagination, search, and filtering

What are the objectives of your article?

This tutorial will teach developers how to build a Media Gallary application in Astro with Strapi's Media Library.

What is your expertise as a developer or writer?

Intermediate

What type of post is this?

Tutorial

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[preshenv]

Hello @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku I have created an issue like you requested thanks.

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @preshenv,

Please proceed. Thank you!

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Depending on the depth and effort, we could make this intermediate.

[preshenv]

Hi @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku This draft is ready for review:

https://hackmd.io/@FZBf1K8cS1eQCF4c9ljypg/rJhEDzt11g

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Thank you @preshenv ,

I left some comments in your draft. Please incorporate them. Thank you!

[preshenv]

Hi @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku I have fixed the comments on my draft.

Thanks for the review

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Thank you!

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @preshenv,

It appears that you haven't updated your Github code. Please do.

And could you please remove the flagged image entirely from your draft. I left a comment about it. Thank you.

[preshenv]

Hi @Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku

• I have remove all the previous images entirely and replaced with new ones.
• I have updated my Github repos to reflect the changes