Introducing ElmapiCMS – A Self-Hosted Headless CMS

Hi everyone! I’m excited to share a project I’ve been building: ElmapiCMS, a modern, self-hosted headless CMS designed for developers who want full control over their content APIs.

ElmapiCMS lets you manage multiple projects with a clean UI, define collections and custom fields, and serve structured content through a fast, RESTful API. It’s perfect for content-driven apps and websites where you don’t want the overhead of traditional CMS platforms.

Key Features

• Multi-project support

• Custom collections, fields, templates, and single-entry types

• Modern UI built with React, TypeScript, and shadcn/ui

• Powerful asset library

• Fast REST API for accessing your content

Rebuilt From the Ground Up

ElmapiCMS v3 is a full rewrite using Laravel 12, React, TypeScript, and Inertia.js. It’s more powerful, more stable, and more extensible than ever.

What’s Next

• AI assistant extension for faster content workflows

• Built-in user authentication

• Starter templates (e.g., blog, portfolio, docs)

• Possibly a hosted SaaS version

Try It Out

• Website: elmapicms.com

• Demo: demo.elmapicms.com

• Docs: docs.elmapicms.com

• CodeCanyon: https://codecanyon.net/item/elmapicms-headless-cms-for-building-content-api/34931567

Would love your feedback, especially around positioning, potential use cases, or any features you think a modern CMS should include. Thanks!