--- title: "Deploy Gatsby on Netlify with Zero Configuration" description: "The Essential Gatsby plugin auto-detects when you" source: "https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/08/18/try-the-essential-gatsby-pluginnow-with-auto-install/" last_updated: "2026-08-05T04:38:51.000Z" --- The Essential Gatsby plugin is available today in General Availability with in-app auto-detection! Now, when you deploy a new Gatsby project, Netlify will auto-detect your framework and install the Essential Gatsby plugin so everything will work “out of the box” with zero configuration. This saves you a round trip to the build plugins library, and enables features like: - Gatsby Functions - Incremental Builds, and - Image Caching Gatsby continues to be one of the most popular frameworks for [Jamstack](https://www.netlify.com/jamstack/) developers, and we’re excited to make running Gatsby on Netlify even easier for developers! ## How to get started Create a “New site from Git” and let Netlify do the rest! ![Screenshot of Netlify app reads: Seems like this is a Gatsby site. To enable key features of Gatsby on Netlify, we'll automatically install the Essential Gatsby Build Plugin. ](/v3/img/blog/gatsby-site-autodetection.png "Netlify auto-detects Gatsby and installs the Essential Gatsby plugin. ") The only catch is: if you’ve been using [the old Gatsby cache plugin](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/plugins/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cache/) you should [uninstall it](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/build-plugins/#remove-a-plugin), as it’s now officially deprecated. All of the goodness from that plugin has now been rolled into the new Essential Gatsby plugin—along with new support for Gatsby Functions. ## Learn more If you want to learn more or get involved, you can: - [Check out the docs](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/common-configurations/gatsby/#netlify-integration) for common Gatsby configurations - [Visit the plugin README on the repo](https://github.com/netlify/netlify-plugin-gatsby#readme) where you can watch or file issues! - Learn how to [run Gatsby Functions on Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2021/06/03/how-to-enable-gatsby-functions-on-netlify/) Or, deploy a Gatsby starter template in 1 minute! Click the button below to deploy a starter blog and get started today. 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