Ask HN: Simplest CMS for blog type website

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    Modern, Crazy Fast, Ridiculously Easy and Amazingly Powerful Flat-File CMS powered by PHP, Markdown, Twig, and Symfony

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  • You can! They are focussing on their publishing platform, but it's open source https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost, see the self hosting guide https://ghost.org/docs/install/

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    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.

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  • tinacms

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

  • Have a look at Tina CMS: it’s git based so you don’t have to worry about moving your content or having it locked up in a proprietary format. And it has good integration with nextjs so you can see what your changes would look like on the website in real time.

    https://tina.io/

  • Publii

    The most intuitive Static Site CMS designed for SEO-optimized and privacy-focused websites.

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