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Content Management Systems (CMS)

Self-hosted alternatives to Squarespace, Wix and WordPress.com.

What people say

• cheaper hosting for my business website
• edit my website without a developer
• a website with members or restricted content
• move off Squarespace or Wix

Why people self-host it

People leave Squarespace, Wix, WordPress.com, managed WordPress hosting for it. Why, strongest first: cost, control.

Does it suit a machine of your own?

Fits, with conditions good for a CMS on a machine that stays on, usually a small cloud server; a static site is better on free static hosting; a site that earns money needs someone to keep it up

Questions that decide it

• is the site static, or edited in a CMS?
• does it have members or paid content?

How to publish it

Usually

the site on none; its editor or admin on org where the app allows a separate hostname

When the data is private or sensitive

n/a, a website is public

The machine

always on, with a reliable connection, so usually a small cloud server

Cards for it

• wordpressWordPress with MariaDB, installed before it goes publicpassed 2026-10-12, Edgible 1.4.6
• websitePublic React site, its editor, open tracker, locked dashboard, locked monitornot tested yet
• accountsSign-up and sign-in for your visitors, and the console that manages themnot tested yet

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