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Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by ngc6677 »

edu wrote: post #22

I’m building my personal blog with 11ty as a static site builder and Decap[0], previously known as Netlify CMS, to manage content. Basically it provides a UI and all changes are pushed to GitHub which will launch the release process back in Netlify. Seems it might fit your requirements too. 0. https://decapcms.org/

Also highly recommending decap CMS, or the svelte version sveltia[0]. With Gitlab backend and PKCE authorization, this CMS connects directly to gitlab without any other middleware (unlike when using Github, which will require one for the auth). With a gitlab pages + decap CMS + static site (jamstack), it is possible to have a site running at no cost. Currently having 20+ sites running this setup for clients and never hit an issue "modeling" the data as Decap config, widgets (also custom ones), can allow pretty much anything.

One downside for this setup, is that uploaded media are not re-sized or compressed (since there is no backend job doing it), so a client must be briefed into "making smaller images" (on the web client side with squoosh.app[2] for example), or using a SSG that does that built-in (hugo, gatsby)

0. https://github.com/sveltia

1. https://decapcms.org/docs/gitlab-backend/#client-side-pkce-a...

2. https://squoosh.app

Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

If you have a registered nonprofit, like a 501(c)(3), you can often get a substantial break from some SaaS companies.

Some will give you the service for free (rate-limited, probably), while others may not give you a break at all.

I will say Caveat Emptor. If you keep your backend on Someone Else's Machine, they can hold your data hostage. Hosting should be fine, but some SaaS companies have a nasty habit of considering any data they have access to, to be "theirs." May be fine, until they sell the company, at which time, bend over and squeal.

Source: Been doing nonprofit development work since last century.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by h4ch1 »

I know this is for a non-technical admin, but I just wanted to give Zola [0] a shoutout.

I love the single binary approach, and it being so simple. Got my blog up and running in minutes with absolutely minimal configuration. Helps me focus on the writing rather than tinkering with the tool I think this coupled with Keystatic [1] could be a nifty little lightweight setup for most.

[0] https://github.com/getzola/zola

[1] https://keystatic.com/

Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by ibotty »

h4ch1 wrote: post #33

I know this is for a non-technical admin, but I just wanted to give Zola [0] a shoutout. I love the single binary approach, and it being so simple. Got my blog up and running in minutes with absolutely minimal configuration. Helps me focus on the writing rather than tinkering with the tool I think this coupled with Keystatic [1] could be a nifty little lightweight setup for most. [0] https://github.com/getzola/zola […

Or use decap https://decapcms.org/

Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by mikae1 »

h4ch1 wrote: post #33

I know this is for a non-technical admin, but I just wanted to give Zola [0] a shoutout. I love the single binary approach, and it being so simple. Got my blog up and running in minutes with absolutely minimal configuration. Helps me focus on the writing rather than tinkering with the tool I think this coupled with Keystatic [1] could be a nifty little lightweight setup for most. [0] https://github.com/getzola/zola […

Too bad it doesn't quite support dates in the dir paths.

I'd like to recommend a highly underappreciated single binary rewrite of Jekyll in Go: https://github.com/osteele/gojekyll

Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by skeptrune »

pembrook wrote: post #7

I wouldn't be setting up a static site + headless CMS for a non-technical organization. This is basically asking for a constant headache. Just set them up on a website builder like Webflow/Framer/Ycode/Squarespace/etc that has a CMS built in.

If there's a no-code way to edit content and AI can work with the rest then I think it's fine.

Re: Ask HN: Looking for headless CMS recommendation

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Post by disiplus »

mrweasel wrote: post #5

Wordpress? Why does it need to be headless though?

yeah, that's also what i don't understand, you can get wordpress for dirt cheap and don't even need a tech person to run it.

like if you dont have any money you can get wordpress hosting for free from wordpress.com

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