updated README and env template

Author: raffazizzi

.env-template

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+AIRTABLE_PEOPLE_BASE_ID=CHANGEME
+AIRTABLE_RESEARCH_BASE_ID=CHANGEME
+AIRTABLE_EVENTS_BASE_ID=CHANGEME
 AIRTABLE_POSTS_BASE_ID=CHANGEME 
 AIRTABLE_MITH_BASE_ID=CHANGEME
-AIRTABLE_API_KEY=CHANGEME
+AIRTABLE_TOKEN=CHANGEME

README.md

@@ -3,26 +3,28 @@
 This is the Gatsby static site for https://mith.umd.edu. It builds pages based
 on data stored in several Airtable bases.
 
-## Deploy
+## Staging Site
 
 Pushing to GitHub will trigger an automated GitHub action that builds the
 staging site at:
 
     https://umd-mith.github.io/mith-static/
 
-## Release
+The staging site can also be updated manually (for example to show the latest changes on Airtable)
+by triggering the Action [Publish Staging Site on GitHub Pages](https://github.com/umd-mith/mith-static/actions/workflows/staging.yml).
 
-There is also an scheduled cron job which will deploy tagged releases that have
-been added to the Releases Airtable table. This job is contained here in the
-`npm run release` command, and is setup using the Ansible playbook in
-[mith-ansible].
+## Publish
+
+To publish the website at https://mith.umd.edu, trigger the Action [Build and Publish Site](https://github.com/umd-mith/mith-static/actions/workflows/publish.yml).
+
+You may also build the site locally and `rsync` the built site if you have the right permissions; there is an Ansible playbook to help you set up access at [mith-ansible](https://github.com/umd-mith/mith-ansible).
 
 ## Develop
 
 To build the site you will need to install a few things:
 
-* [Node]: a JavaScript programming environment
-* [Git]: version control software
+* [Node](https://nodejs.org): a JavaScript programming environment
+* [Git](https://git-scm.com/): version control software
 
 Then you will need to get this repository:
 
@@ -39,10 +41,8 @@ You will need to configure your environment so that you can fetch data from the
 
 Ask a MITH team member for the correct values to add to your .env file.
 
+You will also need a personal token from Airtable. Once logged in, you can generate one at https://airtable.com/create/tokens.
+
 Now you are ready to start the development server:
 
     npm run develop
-
-[Node]: https://nodejs.org
-[Git]: https://git-scm.com/
-[mith-ansible]: https://github.com/umd-mith/mith-ansible