Self-hosted visual CMS
Instatic
Design, manage, and publish fast websites from one self-hosted Bun server.
Instatic is an MIT-licensed visual CMS that combines a canvas editor, content and media management, users, plugins, forms, analytics foundations, and a publisher that emits semantic HTML and compact CSS.
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How it works
- Step 1
Start the Bun server
Install dependencies and run the documented development or built server with SQLite by default.
- Step 2
Create the owner and site
Use the first-run flow to establish a site and its owner account.
- Step 3
Design and manage content
Build pages in the visual editor and manage structured content, media, users, plugins, and forms.
- Step 4
Publish and operate
Publish semantic HTML and compact CSS, then back up the database and uploads folder.
Capabilities and scenarios
- Visual canvas editor and design framework
- Structured content, media, users, forms, and plugins
- SQLite or Postgres storage
- Semantic HTML and compact CSS publishing
- Self-hosting and one-click deployment paths
Good starting points
Self-host a marketing site or portfolio
Build an editable small-business website
Create a vertical site builder with custom modules
Extend a CMS with sandboxed plugins and workflows
Fit and limitations
Fit at a glance
- Project type
- Self-hosted visual CMS
- Repository set
- 1 repository
- Runtime status
- Unverified
! Known limitations
- Collected from public repository documentation; runtime behavior was not executed for this publication.
- The README explicitly describes the project as version 0.0.x and warns that APIs and workflows can change before 1.0.
- Plugin permissions, AI providers, forms, user data, and public deployment require a separate security review.
- Database and uploads must be backed up together.
? Confirm before starting
- Bun >=1.3.0 and <1.4.0 for the captured source.
- SQLite for the default development path or a user-provided Postgres database.
- Persistent storage for the database and uploads, plus a tested backup and restore path.
- User-controlled owner credentials, secret keys, AI-provider settings, and deployment configuration.
Repository set
These repositories form the complete project workflow. Follow setup order and include optional services only when the confirmed goal needs them.
CoreBunch/Instatic
Visual editor, CMS server, publisher, plugins, documentation, and deployment assets
- Default branch
- main
- Captured revision
- v0.0.14; commit d1f0942b1c1eb8842b032e6718bfbdabf25cd6d0
- Author / maintainer
- CoreBunch and Instatic contributors
- License
- MIT
Catalog updated 2026-07-29. Reconfirm licenses, revisions, environment requirements, and runtime behavior from each repository before starting.