Crafter CMS
 | This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (February 2018) |
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| Stable release | 3.1.3[1]
/ 2019-09-10 |
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| Written in | Java, GraphQL, and JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web Content Management |
| License | GPL, Commercial |
| Website | www |
Crafter CMS is an open-source, dual licensed, Content Management System.[2]
Architecture[]
Crafter CMS is a hybrid Headless CMS that combines the authoring sophistication of traditional WCM with the development advantages of a Headless CMS only architecture. There are three core components to Crafter CMS:[3]
Delivery Tier, Crafter Engine[]
The Crafter Engine is the presentation framework, using either Groovy and FreeMarker or NodeJS to generate pages and other rendered output. Alternatively, GraphQL or REST API can be defined to serve structured content as headless API first content. Crafter Engine is integrated with Elasticsearch to support sophisticated dynamic content query and search capabilities. [4]
Authoring Tier, Crafter Studio[]
The user interface through which the content management and administrative functionalities can be used.
Content Repository, Crafter Repository[]
All content, metadata and configuration is stored in Git.
Deployment[]
Crafter CMS Deployments are Serverless and are deployed via Docker containers and managed by Kubernetes orchestration. [5]
License[]
Crafter CMS is available under the GPL.[6]
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- CMS Wire Digital Experience Management System Directory
- Crafter CMS Open Source Project on GitHub
- Alfresco Integration
- Picking the Right CMS. Digital Clarity Group
- CMS Matrix, Crafter CMS
- List of Open Source Content Management Systems
- Stack Overflow developer community for Crafter CMS
- Free content management systems