Astro Weekly #94

Astro + Turso tutorials on fast media catalogues and hosting AstroDB, July roundup, headless Shopify starterkit

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Nathan Lawson
August 03, 2025

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Hello, Astronauts!

This week, we’re diving into how Astro and Turso join forces to power next-level projects, with two tutorials for you to enjoy.

From building a sleek personal media catalogue to hosting your Astro database, these tutorials show how lightweight databases and Astro’s modern framework combine for fast, flexible web apps.

Let’s dive in! 🚀

What’s new with Astro 🗞️

Fresh features, updates, and announcements. The latest from Astro HQ!

Sunny skies, stellar updates

Catch up with Astro’s July roundup ☀️

Summer tends to run a little quieter in the Astro universe, which makes it the perfect time to catch up on anything you might have missed.

Sarah Rainsberger’s latest “What’s New in Astro” blog post recaps everything from July in one tidy package. Highlights include:

  • 🚀 New docs on building Astro sites with AI tools

  • ⚡ Astro heading to ViteConf 2025

  • 📊 A shoutout for Astro in the Stack Overflow Developer Survey

  • 🆕 Minor releases include Astro 5.11 & 5.12 (hello TOML support & CSP updates)

Plus, a look at who’s adopting Astro from big names like Netlify and Microsoft, a curated reading list, and even some fresh themes and templates to explore.

Astro Boosters 🚀

Fueling the mission — brought to you by this week’s sponsor.

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Astro Community 🧑‍🚀

Spotlight on what’s shining in the Astroverse.

Host your Astro database with Turso ⚡

Chris Pennington walks through how to take AstroDB beyond local dev, showing exactly how to host your database on Turso, from setup to pushing schema and seed data.

It’s a clear, practical demo that covers everything from CLI setup to using Astro Actions, making it easier than ever to connect AstroDB to a production-ready backend.

Letterboxd meets Astro

Build a media catalogue with Astro and Turso 🕹️

Goulven CLEC’H shares how he built a personal media catalogue with Astro and Turso for tracking movies, games, and more without the noise of social platforms.

From a custom review form with an emotion-based rating system to server endpoints, it’s a deep‑dive into using Astro for full‑stack projects.

Spotted in the Astroverse 🪐

A few standout posts from the community that grabbed my attention!

If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X

Blazing-fast Astro themes ⚡

Launch your own link-in-bio within minutes

Self-host your links in style with Linkk 🔗

Linkk is a clean, link-in-bio template built with Astro. Perfect for developers and creators who want a self-hosted alternative to Linktree.

Astro on X 🛰️

Tuning in to the Astro frequency on X!

Astro Showcase 🤩

Fresh from the launchpad: Astro sites worth a look!

Thad Krugman

Partner with Thad for custom web development and design. Specializing in React, Astro, Svelte, and React Native.

www.webexpressions.io

Sarthak Mishra

Welcome to my corner of the web where I write about design, code, startups and just about anything that interests me.

sarthakmishra.com

That’s a wrap for this week’s journey into Astro and Turso-powered projects.

Remember, if you’re building something cool with Astro, shout about it! Drop me a line at [email protected] or send a DM on X.

Until next time, I hope you’re having a great summer!

– Nathan 🧑‍🚀