Self-hosted content management systems (cms)

41 apps · 7 Docker-ready. All open-source; click through for license, source, and a docker-compose starter.

NameLicenseStackDocker
Alfresco Community Edition
The open source Enterprise Content Management software that handles any type of content, allowing users to easily share and collaborate on content.
LGPL-3.0 Java —
Apostrophe
CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools.
MIT Nodejs —
Automad
Flat-file content management system and template engine.
MIT PHP/Docker Docker
Backdrop CMS
Comprehensive CMS for small to medium sized businesses and non-profits.
GPL-2.0 PHP —
Bludit ⚠
Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages.
MIT PHP —
Bolt CMS
Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible.
MIT PHP —
CMS Made Simple
Faster and easier management of website contents, scalable for small businesses to large corporations.
GPL-2.0 PHP —
Cockpit
Simple content platform to manage any structured content.
MIT PHP —
Concrete 5 CMS
Open source content management system.
MIT PHP —
Contao
Powerful CMS that allows you to create professional websites and scalable web applications.
LGPL-3.0 PHP —
CouchCMS
CMS for designers.
CPAL-1.0 PHP —
Drupal
Advanced open source content management platform.
GPL-2.0 PHP —
eLabFTW
Online lab notebook for research labs. Store experiments, use a database to find reagents or protocols, use trusted timestamping to legally timestamp an experiment, export as pdf or zip archive, share with collaborators….
AGPL-3.0 PHP —
Expressa
Content Management System for powering database driven websites using JSON schemas. Provides permission management and automatic REST APIs.
MIT Nodejs —
Joomla!
Advanced Content Management System (CMS).
GPL-2.0 PHP —
KeystoneJS
CMS and web application platform.
MIT Nodejs —
Localess ⚠
Powerful translation management and content management system. Manage and translate your website or app content into multiple languages, using AI to translate faster.
MIT Docker Docker
MODX
Advanced content management and publishing platform. The current version is called 'Revolution'.
GPL-2.0 PHP —
Neos
Neos or TYPO3 Neos (for version 1) is a modern, open source CMS.
GPL-3.0 PHP —
Noosfero
Platform for social and solidarity economy networks with blog, e-Portfolios, CMS, RSS, thematic discussion, events agenda and collective intelligence for solidarity economy in the same system.
AGPL-3.0 Ruby —
Omeka
Create complex narratives and share rich collections, adhering to Dublin Core standards with Omeka on your server, designed for scholars, museums, libraries, archives, and enthusiasts.
GPL-3.0 PHP —
Payload CMS
Developer-first headless CMS and application framework.
MIT Nodejs —
Pimcore
Multi-channel experience and engagement management platform.
GPL-3.0 PHP/Docker Docker
Plone
CMS system that is used to create, edit, and manage digital content, like websites, intranets, and custom solutions.
ZPL-2.0 Python/Docker Docker
Publify
Simple but full featured web publishing software.
MIT Ruby —
Pushword
Content management system built on Symfony, where pages are Markdown and themes are Twig, with optional Git-based flat-file storage.
MIT PHP —
REDAXO
Simple, flexible and useful content management system (documentation in German).
MIT PHP/Docker Docker
SilverStripe
Easy to use CMS with powerful MVC framework underlying.
BSD-3-Clause PHP —
SPIP
Publication system for the Internet aimed at collaborative work, multilingual environments, and simplicity of use for web authors.
GPL-3.0 PHP —
Squidex
Headless CMS, based on MongoDB, CQRS and Event Sourcing.
MIT .NET —
Strapi
Headless CMS that lets developers build content APIs fast while giving content creators a friendly editing interface.
MIT Nodejs —
Superdesk ⚠
End-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution, and publishing platform.
AGPL-3.0 Docker/Python/PHP Docker
Textpattern
Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use CMS.
GPL-2.0 PHP —
Typemill
Author-friendly flat-file-cms with a visual markdown editor based on vue.js.
MIT PHP —
TYPO3
Powerful and advanced CMS with a large community.
GPL-2.0 PHP —
Umbraco
The friendly CMS. Free and open source with an amazing community.
MIT .NET —
Vvveb CMS
Powerful and easy to use CMS to build websites, blogs or e-commerce stores.
AGPL-3.0 PHP/Docker Docker
Wagtail
Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience.
BSD-3-Clause Python —
WinterCMS
Speedy and secure content management system built on the Laravel PHP framework.
MIT PHP —
WonderCMS
WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008.
MIT PHP —
WordPress
World's most-used blogging and CMS engine.
GPL-2.0 PHP —