Best Self-hosted Content & Publishing tools in 2026

Open-source Rust-based CLI to parse, scale, search, import and serve Cooklang recipes; generates shopping lists, reports, and a browsable web UI.

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Paprika Recipe Manager+6

DSpace is an open source institutional repository and digital asset management system for preserving, managing, and providing access to digital content.

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DSPACE Direct+19

Self-hostable note-taking and knowledge base app with an extended Markdown editor, fast search, tagging, workspaces, sharing permissions, exports, and offline PWA support...

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Notion+19

Backdrop CMS is a lightweight, easy-to-use PHP content management system for building and managing professional websites with extensible add-ons and a Drupal 7 upgrade pa...

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Drupal Cloud+11

A PHP-based CMS with a visual page builder, multi-site, localization, ecommerce, and GraphQL/REST APIs.

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Vvveb CMS Cloud+19

Gameyfin organizes your video game collection into a searchable web library with automatic scanning, metadata fetching, downloads, sharing, and optional SSO integration.

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LaunchBox Cloud+6

Chamilo LMS is an open-source learning management system for delivering online courses, managing users, and tracking learning activities with an accessible, easy-to-use i...

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Canvas LMS+17

Open source Stack Overflow clone for teams: Q&A, knowledge sharing, search, spaces, reputation, webhooks, and integrations via a Para backend.

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Stack Overflow+18

Python/Flask reading-based language learning app that turns texts into interactive lessons, with term management, plugins, audio and Anki export.

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LingQ+3

Self-hosted Markdown note-taking web app with multi-user vaults, real-time collaboration, fast search, templates, backlinks/tags, PDF export, and PWA support.

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Notion+19

Open-source server for hosting multiple static documentation projects with versioning, CLI upload, tagging and built-in search.

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Read the Docs+14

Thelia is an open-source e-commerce platform built on Symfony for creating and managing customizable online stores, content, and integrations via APIs and modules.

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PrestaShop+5

Automad is a fast, lightweight flat-file CMS with an admin dashboard, block editor, in-page editing, theme/package support, and an optional headless JSON API.

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WordPress.com+19

Textpattern CMS is a lightweight, extensible PHP CMS for building blogs and websites with a tag-based templating system, plugins, and a streamlined admin interface.

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WordPress.com+18

Open-source CMS for teams with in-context editing, granular permissions, and built-in collaboration.

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WordPress.com+10

Open-source .NET-based ROM and title manager that organizes ROMs, fetches metadata from external sources, and provides in-browser emulation.

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LaunchBox Cloud+3

A web application that organizes and runs retro game ROMs in the browser with cloud saves, automatic box art, controller support and multi-platform emulation.

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Steam+2

Kiwix Serve is a lightweight HTTP daemon that serves ZIM offline content files, letting users browse Wikipedia and other archives from a local server or LAN.

Private, self-hosted blogging app with Markdown editor, private RSS, built-in reader, and Docker/Postgres deployment options.

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Medium+9

Open-source digital newsroom platform for news creation, curation, workflow, and multi-channel distribution, built around an API-centric headless CMS.

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Arc XP+13

WonderCMS is a tiny flat-file CMS for building fast websites and blogs with in-place editing, themes/plugins, and one-click updates and backups—no database required.

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WordPress.com+14

Web-based genealogy software for publishing and collaboratively editing family trees, with GEDCOM import, media support, and granular privacy controls.

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Ancestry+3

Xibo is an open source digital signage platform with a web-based CMS for creating, scheduling, and managing content across one or many display screens.

Cockpit is an API-first, self-hostable headless CMS for managing structured content, assets, and localization with REST and GraphQL APIs.

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Contentful+16

Mydia is a Phoenix LiveView-based media manager for tracking, organizing, and automating downloads of movies and TV shows with TMDB/TVDB metadata.

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Simkl+2

Open-source, Markdown-based flat-file CMS for documentation, knowledge bases, manuals and eBook generation with plugins, themes and AI-assisted editing.

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Typemill Cloud+13

Omeka is a PHP-based open-source web publishing platform for managing, preserving and presenting metadata-rich digital collections and media-rich online exhibits.

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Omeka.net+11

Go-based flat-file wiki that stores content as Markdown with built-in search, version history, and access control, without an external database.

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Atlassian Confluence+19

Minimal, accessible PHP blogging engine with Twig themes, modular Feathers and modules for media, tags, comments, and simple caching. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLi...

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WordPress.com+10

Lightweight databaseless wiki using Markdown files with WYSIWYG editor, attachments, revisions and sitemap. Runs on PHP/Apache and available via Docker.

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Atlassian Confluence+12