Quick start

All you need is Docker with Compose. No separate Node.js or Postgres install: Compose starts both the database and the app.

1. Get the code

git clone https://github.com/kdigivn/kdigi-cms-open.git
cd kdigi-cms-open

2. Run with Docker Compose

SEED_DEMO=true docker compose up --build

SEED_DEMO=true loads a demo site with sample content so you have something to look at right away. Leave it out to start with an empty CMS. The first build takes a few minutes. The app runs migrations on start and generates its own PAYLOAD_SECRET, so you do not need a .env file.

3. Open the admin panel

Go to http://localhost:3000/admin. There is no demo login: the first account you create on the form becomes the super admin. After signing in you will see the demo site (siteKey is demo) with sample posts, pages, categories and menus.

4. Fetch content from a frontend

Each website is a record in Sites. Your frontend reads content per site over REST or GraphQL. First look up the demo site's id by siteKey, then filter posts by that id:

curl "http://localhost:3000/api/sites?where[siteKey][equals]=demo"
curl "http://localhost:3000/api/posts?where[tenant][equals]=<site-id>&sort=-publishedAt&limit=5"

Anonymous visitors only see published content. Filtering by site and the other endpoints are covered in REST and GraphQL.

Stop and reset

docker compose down        # stop, keep data
docker compose down -v     # stop and wipe all data (database, media)

Next

• Self-host with Docker: configuration variables and running on a server.
• Deploy on Coolify
• Migrate from WordPress