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'''Netlify''' is a remote-first [[cloud computing]] company that offers a development platform that includes build, deploy, and [[Serverless computing|serverless]] [[Platform as a service|backend]] services for web applications and [[Dynamic web page|dynamic websites]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=McKemie|first1=Ashley|last2=Rydhan|first2=Sarfaraz|date=2020-02-21|title=How to Build JAMstack Ecommerce Store - BigCommerce & Netlify|url=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/02/21/building-a-jamstack-ecommerce-storefront-with-bigcommerce-netlify/|access-date=2020-04-05|website=Netlify|language=en}}</ref> The platform is built on open web standards, making it possible to integrate build tools, web frameworks, [[API]]<nowiki/>s, and various web technologies into a unified developer workflow.<ref name="Silicon Angle">{{cite web |last1=Wheatley |first1=Mike |title=With $105M in new funding, Jamstack creator Netlify buys GraphQL startup OneGraph |url=https://siliconangle.com/2021/11/17/jamstack-creator-netlify-raises-105m-funding-buys-graphql-startup-onegraph/ |website=SiliconANGLE |date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>

The company enables building, deploying, and scaling websites whose source files are stored in the [[Version control|version control system]] [[Git]] and then generated into static web content files<ref group="b" name="cr">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3NFLDgAAQBAJ&pg=155|title=Working with Static Sites: Bringing the Power of Simplicity to Modern Sites|last1=Camden|first1=Raymond|last2=Rinaldi|first2=Brian|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]|year=2017|isbn=9781491960943|___location=[[Sebastopol, California|Sebastopol]]|pages=155, 177}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Scott |title=Vercel, Netlify, and the new era of serverless PaaS |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3650751/vercel-netlify-and-the-new-era-of-serverless-paas.html |website=InfoWorld |language=en |date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> served via a [[Contentcontent Deliverydelivery Networknetwork]].<ref group="b" name="xpt">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=riBBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT79|title=blogdown: Creating Websites with R Markdown|last1=Xie|first1=Yihui|last2=Presmanes Hill|first2=Alison|last3=Thomas|first3=Amber|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=2017|isbn=9780815363729|series=The R Series|___location=[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]|pages=79|author-link=Yihui Xie}}</ref><ref group="b" name="xag">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=octmDwAAQBAJ&pg=207|title=R Markdown: The Definitive Guide|last1=Xie|first1=Yihui|last2=Allaire|first2=Joseph J.|last3=Grolemund|first3=Garrett|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=2018|isbn=9781138359338|series=The R Series|___location=[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]|pages=207|author-link=Yihui Xie|author-link2=Joseph J. Allaire}}</ref> The platform also provides services and features of [[serverless computing]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/20/netlify-wants-to-make-it-easier-for-web-developers-to-use-aws-lambda-event-triggers/|title=Netlify wants to make it easier for web developers to use AWS Lambda event triggers|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=March 20, 2018|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=October 5, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[edge computing]], offering serverless functions that are version-controlled, built, and deployed alongside frontend code. Netlify Functions are used in building dynamic websites with interactive features.<ref name='Deutscher2020'/> The Netlify platform integrates with the most popular plugins and application programming interfaces (APIs) to unlock new capabilities and use cases for web projects on Netlify.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vizard |first1=Mike |title=Netlify Makes Build Plugins Available for Jamstack Platform |url=https://devops.com/netlify-makes-build-plugins-available-for-jamstack-platform/ |website=DevOps |date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>

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