Strapi Questions & Answers

To use TypeScript in a Strapi project, follow the steps given below:

• In your existing Strapi project, run the following command:

• Create a tsconfig.json file and add this file in the root of your project:

• Rename your JavaScript files to ‘.ts’ and update their contents to use TypeScript features
• Strapi will detect the ‘.ts’ files and start using TypeScript for these parts of your project
• Strapi will automatically compile TypeScript during development. You can start your project with:

To cancel or delete a Strapi Cloud subscription, follow the steps given below:

• Cancel
• Open your Strapi account
• Press on the active subscription tile
• Hit the ‘Cancel Subscription’ link
• Give the cancellation reason from the drop-down
• If you wish, you can add a comment in the textbox given
• Hit the ‘Confirm Cancellation’ button
• Delete
• Open your Strapi account
• Navigate to the ‘Profile’ page
• Press on your profile picture in the upper right part of the page
• Click on Profile
• Press on the ‘General’ tab
• Hit ‘Delete account’
• Type DELETE in the popup textbox
• Hit Delete to confirm

Strapi does not currently offer a direct function that allows you to give another user full ownership of your account.

To add multiple environments to Strapi Cloud, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Strapi account
• Navigate to project settings
• Go to the 'Environments' tab
• Hit 'Create new environment' to add additional environments like ‘Staging’, 'Production' and ‘Development' with distinct configurations for each stage

To convert a Strapi Cloud backup for local usage, follow the steps given below:

• Download the backup from your Strapi Cloud project
• Use the Strapi CLI command 'strapi import' within your local Strapi project directory
• This will import the data from the backup file into your local database

Strapi doesn't have a native SSL solution, as exposing a Node.js application on a low port to the public web is not safe. A proxy application such as HAProxy, Caddy, Nginx, Traefik or Apache can be utilized to configure SSL with Strapi.

You can use the Plugin SDK to create a Strapi 5 plugin. This is a set of commands designed for creating plugins that can be used locally, published on NPM, or submitted to the Marketplace.

To upgrade your free Strapi Cloud trial to a paid plan, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Strapi account
• Navigate to settings
• Go to the 'Plans' section
• Choose the desired paid plan
• Provide your billing credentials to activate it

You cannot update or create content types in the staging or production environments in Strapi. This is because the 'Content-type Builder' functionality is only accessible in development mode.

To call a hook in services in Strapi, follow the steps given below:

• In Strapi, services are in:

./api/[your-api]/services/[your-service].js

• Create a new service or modify an existing one
• Inside the service, define a function where you want to call the hook.

• Use Strapi's hook system to trigger hooks.

• Ensure your hook is registered in config/hook.js , if it's a custom one Restart the Strapi server for the hook to take effect.