Cockpit

Cockpit is an API-first headless content management system for managing structured content and delivering it to any frontend via REST or GraphQL. It is designed to stay lightweight while providing flexible content modeling, an admin UI, and optional add-ons for common content workflows.

Key Features

• Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs for content delivery
• Flexible content modeling with Collections, Singletons, and Trees
• Asset management with built-in image processing capabilities
• Roles and permissions, API tokens, and optional two-factor authentication
• Multi-language content support for localized experiences
• Extensible via add-ons, hooks, and events; supports webhooks for automation
• Supports SQLite (default) or MongoDB as the backend datastore

Use Cases

• Power content for websites, SPAs, and static frontends via API
• Provide a shared content backend for mobile apps or multi-channel delivery
• Manage product catalogs, documentation, or marketing content with localization

Limitations and Considerations

• Requires modern PHP (notably PHP 8.3+) and correct filesystem permissions for the storage directory
• Backend storage is limited to SQLite or MongoDB, which may not fit teams standardized on relational databases

Cockpit fits teams that want a developer-friendly, API-first CMS with minimal overhead and strong flexibility in content structure. It works well as a lightweight content platform where you control data, deployment, and integrations.