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Dev tools · January 2, 2026

I built a minimal open-source CMS (FREE)

I built a minimal opensource CMS, I use it myself for my blog and for other SaaS. l love blogging, and sometimes I post random thoughts on my blog. The only thing is, I always did it with .md files, which is fine too However, I was excited about the idea of using a CMS that was very minimal and avoiding the option of connecting something like WordPress or other big platforms. Open source (if you want to fork it or contribute) and free to use (unless I see you have a million views haha). Star the repo if you like it!

I built a minimal open-source CMS (FREE) launched on January 2, 2026 with 6 votes, #2,272 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Minimal CMS for indie blogging . Contribute to raulcanodev/zenex-cms development by creating an account on GitHub.

A multilingual headless CMS built with Next.js 16, React 19, Prisma 6, PostgreSQL and Editor.js. Inspired by Zenblog ; this is an independentfrom github.com

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