Bludit

Bludit is a flat-file CMS for building a website or blog in seconds. It stores content in JSON format, so no database installation or configuration is needed. It is designed for users who want a simple way to publish and manage a site on a web server with PHP support.

It supports Markdown and HTML for content creation and management. The flat-file approach keeps content in files instead of a database, and the PHP 8.0+ requirements include mbstring, gd, dom, and json modules. For testing, it can run with PHP's built-in web server or in Docker.

Bludit has plugins and themes, with separate sites for both. It is open source under the MIT license. Self-hosting is the default deployment model, and direct, localhost, or intranet deployments need no extra proxy configuration.