Pages CMS

Pages CMS is the simplest open-source CMS for managing content and media directly in your GitHub repository, perfect for developers and teams building static websites with generators like Next.js, Astro, or Hugo.

🚀 Overview

Pages CMS is an open-source content management system that lets you edit files, upload media, and manage content directly in your GitHub repository—no databases, APIs, or extra backends required. It solves the pain of editing YAML frontmatter, Markdown files, and handling media uploads via Git, which is cumbersome for non-technical team members. Instead, it provides a clean, visual interface that commits changes straight to your repo.

Built for fans of static site generators who want collaborative editing without the overhead of headless CMS like Sanity or Contentful. It's especially useful for portfolios, blogs, documentation sites, and content-driven apps. The project evolved from an earlier tool called Jekyll+ created in 2018, refined to be as minimal and user-friendly as possible.

Who is it built for? Developers, indie makers, and small teams who prioritize simplicity and GitHub integration. Why build it? The creator, Ronan Berder, needed a lightweight CMS for static sites that didn't require complex setups or vendor lock-in.

✨ Key Features

Visual editor: Rich-text editing, syntax highlighting, and intuitive interface for pages and collections—makes content creation feel natural.
Media manager: Drag-and-drop uploads, multi-file selection, and automatic optimization—handles images/videos without Git hassles.
Fast search: Full-text and faceted search across all your content—quickly find what you need.
GitHub-first: Edits commit directly to your repo, supports any static site generator like Next.js, Astro, Hugo, Jekyll.
Optional: Upcoming features like S3/Cloudflare storage, content scheduling, granular access control, analytics integrations, and inline comments.

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: Next.js 16, shadcn/ui, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Next.js (fullstack), Drizzle ORM
Database: PostgreSQL (for CMS app state)
Auth: Better Auth
Hosting: Vercel, self-hosted, or app.pagescms.org

👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

Developers who want to add a CMS layer to static sites without databases or APIs
Teams looking for collaborative editing that's GitHub-native and team-friendly
Indie makers building blogs, portfolios, or docs sites with Astro, Next.js, Hugo