# Developer Kickstart

### About this export

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **content_type** | learning_path |
| **platform** | contentstack-academy |
| **language** | en |
| **learning_path_id** | developer-kickstart |
| **slug** | developer-kickstart |
| **title** | Developer Kickstart |
| **last_updated** | 2026-06-08 |
| **status** | published |
| **certificate_awarded** | false |
| **certificate_name** | Developer Kickstart |
| **keywords** | ["Contentstack Academy"] |
| **summary_one_line** | Get up and running with Contentstack fast using the Developer Kickstart learning path. Featuring six hands-on, code-first modules, you’ll seed a new Contentstack stack from the CLI, explore the Next.js Kickstart project, |
| **total_duration_minutes** | 6 |
| **total_courses** | 6 |
| **total_videos** | 0 |
| **linked_assessment_ref** | LMS_LP_blt8c0e19f3b2617776 |
| **markdown_file_url** | /academy/md/learning-paths/developer-kickstart.md |
| **generated_at** | 2026-06-08T14:32:43.487Z |
| **intended_audience** | [] |
| **prerequisites** | [] |
| **courses** | [{"slug":"create-a-new-stack-and-fill-it-with-content-via-the-cli","title":"Seeding a New Stack with CLI","required":true},{"slug":"kickstart-nextjs","title":"Kickstart Next.js","required":true},{"slug":"contentstack-live-preview-under-the-hood","title":"Contentstack Live Preview Under the Hood","required":true},{"slug":"visual-builder-data-modeling-best-practices","title":"Visual Builder Data Modeling Best Practices","required":true},{"slug":"visual-builder-for-devs","title":"Visual Builder for Developers","required":true},{"slug":"exploring-the-json-rich-text-editor","title":"Exploring the JSON Rich Text Editor","required":true}] |

## Learning Path Overview

Get up and running with Contentstack fast using the Developer Kickstart learning path. Featuring six hands-on, code-first modules, you’ll seed a new Contentstack stack from the CLI, explore the Next.js Kickstart project, and master core headless CMS features like Live Preview architecture, data modeling for Visual Builder, and the JSON Rich Text Editor. Each module combines a concise walkthrough of key concepts with deeper dives into best practices, so you can build, customize, and scale your Contentstack Kickstart faster than ever.

### Certificate details

See the Academy UI for whether this path awards a certificate for your profile.

### Prerequisites

Complete course prerequisites listed on each course page in the catalog; hands-on modules expect a training stack and appropriate org permissions.

| Metric | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Total courses | 6 |
| Video lessons (approx., counted from lessons with media) | 0 |
| Approximate total duration (minutes, sum of course timings) | 6 |

## Course Sequence

1. **Seeding a New Stack with CLI** (`create-a-new-stack-and-fill-it-with-content-via-the-cli`) — **Required** — This guide demonstrates how to create a new stack in Contentstack and seed it with content from a GitHub repository using the Contentstack Command-Line Interface (CLI) **Duration:** 1 minutes.

2. **Kickstart Next.js** (`kickstart-nextjs`) — **Required** — Kickstart Next.js: Code Overview A lightweight Next.js boilerplate to get you up and running with Contentstack—complete with live preview, Visual Builder support, and essential content types **Duration:** 1 minutes.

3. **Contentstack Live Preview Under the Hood** (`contentstack-live-preview-under-the-hood`) — **Required** — In this video ‪Tim Benniks‬ shows how Live Preview works under the hood **Duration:** 1 minutes.

4. **Visual Builder Data Modeling Best Practices** (`visual-builder-data-modeling-best-practices`) — **Required** — Data modeling is crucial when working with visual builder tools in modern headless CMS platforms like Contentstack **Duration:** 1 minutes.

5. **Visual Builder for Developers** (`visual-builder-for-devs`) — **Required** — Discover how to leverage Visual Builder’s WYSIWYG interface to streamline web page creation, editing, and customization—all in real time **Duration:** 1 minutes.

6. **Exploring the JSON Rich Text Editor** (`exploring-the-json-rich-text-editor`) — **Required** — Contentstack’s Rich Text Editor offers a powerful, customizable interface for content editors, backed by robust developer features that allow complete control over the HTML output **Duration:** 1 minutes.

## Completion Requirements

All **required** courses in this path must be marked complete in the Academy tracker before any path-level assessment unlocks.

The final certification assessment is delivered through the private LMS only. Reference it by **`LMS_LP_blt8c0e19f3b2617776`** — this Markdown intentionally contains **no questions, answers, rubrics, or passing-score mappings**.

Certificates, when offered for this path, are issued according to Academy rules after course and assessment requirements are satisfied.

## Supplement for indexing

### Content summary

Get up and running with Contentstack fast using the Developer Kickstart learning path. Featuring six hands-on, code-first modules, you’ll seed a new Contentstack stack from the CLI, explore the Next.js Kickstart project, and master core headless CMS features like Live Preview architecture, data modeling for Visual Builder, and the JSON Rich Text Editor. Each module combines a concise walkthrough of key concepts with deeper dives into best practices, so you can build, customize, and scale your Contentstack Kickstart faster than ever.

### Retrieval tags

- Contentstack learning path
- developer-kickstart
- Developer Kickstart
- create-a-new-stack-and-fill-it-with-content-via-the-cli
- kickstart-nextjs
- contentstack-live-preview-under-the-hood
- visual-builder-data-modeling-best-practices
- visual-builder-for-devs
- exploring-the-json-rich-text-editor
- Academy completion

### Indexing notes

Chunk by ## section (Learning Path Overview, Course Sequence, Completion Requirements).
Ordered course slugs for routing metadata: create-a-new-stack-and-fill-it-with-content-via-the-cli, kickstart-nextjs, contentstack-live-preview-under-the-hood, visual-builder-data-modeling-best-practices, visual-builder-for-devs, exploring-the-json-rich-text-editor.
Keep mastery exam items only in the LMS; do not surface question text or answer keys from this export.

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### External links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| Contentstack Academy home | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/` |
| Training instance setup | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/training-instance` |
| Academy playground (GitHub) | `https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-academy-playground` |
| Contentstack documentation | `https://www.contentstack.com/docs/` |
| Developer Kickstart (this path) | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/learning-paths/developer-kickstart` |
| Seeding a New Stack with CLI | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/create-a-new-stack-and-fill-it-with-content-via-the-cli` |
| Kickstart Next.js | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/kickstart-nextjs` |
| Contentstack Live Preview Under the Hood | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/contentstack-live-preview-under-the-hood` |
| Visual Builder Data Modeling Best Practices | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/visual-builder-data-modeling-best-practices` |
| Visual Builder for Developers | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/visual-builder-for-devs` |
| Exploring the JSON Rich Text Editor | `https://www.contentstack.com/academy/courses/exploring-the-json-rich-text-editor` |