siete

Effortless file-based headless CMS with visual editing. Remarkably easy to setup and framework-agnostic. Self-host it by embedding it directly into your existing server. Expand its functionality with plugins.

Features

• 🪄 Zero-config visual editing for any JavaScript framework, including vanilla JavaScript.
• 🚀 Extremely easy to set up and maintain with minimal configuration and a small API to learn.
• 🧩 Embed the CMS directly into your existing server using a Vite plugin — no additional infrastructure required.
• 🎨 Highly customizable and themable admin UI.
• 🔌 Robust plugin system to extend core functionality.
• 📄 Manage your content with Markdown files — no database needed.
• 🌐 Built-in i18n support to manage and deliver content in multiple languages.
• 🎉 100% free, self-hosted, and unrestricted — complete control over your CMS.

Packages

| Package | Changelog | | ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | siete | | | @siete/core | | | @siete/config | | | @siete/content | | | @siete/admin | | | @siete/vite | |

Quick start

1. Install NPM package:

   npm install siete

2. Add Vite plugin

   // vite.config.ts
   import siete from 'siete/vite';
   import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
   
   export default defineConfig({
    plugins: [siete()],
   });

3. Create a siete.config.[js|ts] file in the root of your project.

   // siete.config.js
   import { defineConfig } from 'siete';
   
   export default defineConfig({
    // ...siete config
   });

4. Start your Vite project and navigate to /admin to access the admin UI.

Examples

The source code for all the examples is available in the examples directory.

• Vanilla
• Svelte | SvelteKit
• Vue | Nuxt
• React | Next
• Preact
• Solid | SolidStart
• Qwik
• Angular | Analog

Contributing

1. Clone this repository
2. Install the latest version of Bun
3. Install dependencies using bun install
4. Run:
   • bun run dev: Develop locally
   • bun run test: Run unit tests
   • bun run test:e2e: Run E2E tests
   • bun run build: Build the project

Learn more in CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Published under the MIT license. Made by @jm-1997 and community