This document evaluates the accessibility of key TinaCMS services and tools when developing and deploying projects from China without VPN.

Quick Overview

Service Availability Assessment

1. TinaCMS CLI Installation
   • Command: npx create-tina-app@latest
   • Status: ✅ Accessible - The npm registry and TinaCMS CLI can be accessed without issues.
2. TinaCloud Service
   • Service: TinaCloud Dashboard and API
   • Status: ✅ Accessible - Both the TinaCloud dashboard and API services are fully accessible from China.
3. GitHub
   • Service: GitHub repository hosting
   • Status: ⚠️ Accessible but slow - GitHub is accessible but with reduced performance and occasional connectivity issues.
4. Tina.io and Documentation
   • Service: Tina.io documentation website
   • Status: ✅ Accessible** **- The official TinaCMS documentation is fully accessible.
5. Static Site Hosting Platforms

• Services: Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages
• Status: ❌ Not usable - Platform websites are accessible, but deployed instances cannot be reached from China due to the DNS issue.

Summary

TinaCMS is generally available and usable in mainland China. The main obstacle is the inaccessibility of static site hosting platforms, and there are no direct Chinese alternatives to these services. Therefore, Chinese users can deploy their projects to Alibaba Cloud servers combined with GitHub Actions as an alternative solution.

For detailed implementation guidance:

• Deploying to Alibaba Cloud - Learn how to set up a Tina Project with Alibaba Cloud infrastructure
• Internationalization - Add multi-language support to your Tina Project