Exploring how a headless CMS (Sanity) integrates with Next.js for building a portfolio website

#nextjs #sanity #frontend #typescript

🚀 Building a Portfolio Website with Next.js + Sanity (Headless CMS)

Recently, I’ve been exploring Sanity (a headless CMS) and how it integrates with Next.js for building a portfolio site.

As a frontend dev + designer, I wanted something flexible, scalable, and easy to update without touching code every time.

🔗Live Demo + Code

GitHub Repo 👉 https://github.com/irwingb1979/sanity_cms_headless
Live Demo 👉 https://sanity-cms-headless.onrender.com

🛠️ Tech Stack

Next.js → React framework for frontend
Sanity → Headless CMS for managing content
TypeScript → Type safety
Tailwind CSS → Styling
Vercel → Deployment + hosting

⚡ Why Headless CMS?

A headless CMS like Sanity gives me:

Structured content (projects, blog posts, about page)
API-first approach (fetch data via GROQ queries)
Easy updates (no need to redeploy for every content change)
Works seamlessly with frontend frameworks like Next.js

📂 Project Structure


bash
my-portfolio/
 ├── app/                # Next.js App Router pages
 ├── components/         # UI components
 ├── lib/                # Sanity client setup
 ├── sanity/             # Sanity schema & config
 ├── tailwind.config.js
 └── package.json