Self-hosting Netlify CMS

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/selfhosted

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  • SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
  • WorkOS - The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS
  • InfluxDB - Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale
  • docker-decap-cms-standalone

    Easy-to-use Docker image to self-host Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS).

  • I've put together the docker-netlify-cms-standalone image as an easy way to self-host Netlify CMS as an independant headless CMS with docker.

  • Ghost

    Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

  • I've used Ghost CMS in the past, but when setting up my personal blog I wanted more control over my content. Netlify CMS looked like a great way of editing markdown files stored in a git repository, but wasn't very easy to self-host (outside of Netlify).

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

    SurveyJS logo
  • decap-cms

    A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators

  • I've used Ghost CMS in the past, but when setting up my personal blog I wanted more control over my content. Netlify CMS looked like a great way of editing markdown files stored in a git repository, but wasn't very easy to self-host (outside of Netlify).

  • tinacms

    A fully open-source headless CMS that supports Markdown and Visual Editing

  • Just a heads-up that Netlify CMS is not maintained anymore. The last commit has been almost a year ago, and Netlify doesn't seem to care about the project anymore. Really unfortunate because being git-based and easily self-hostable made it a very unique CMS. The closest alternative is probably Tina CMS but it's very focused on Next.js and in general isn't as mature yet.

  • coolify

    An open-source & self-hostable Heroku / Netlify / Vercel alternative.

  • You can checkout https://coolify.io

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

    WorkOS logo
NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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