# Cromwell CMS

Headless TypeScript CMS for React and Next.js websites, with a GraphQL API, an admin panel and a theme editor.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/cromwell/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-23
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-23

## Record

### Links

- home: https://cromwellcms.com
- repository: https://github.com/CromwellCMS/Cromwell
- docs: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/intro
- discord: https://discord.gg/mxmJNSZ2gn

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Astrex LLC
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2020
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: cms, e-commerce, headless-cms
- hosting: node
- language: javascript
- runtime: node
- runtimeMin: node 14
- basedOn: nestjs

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: sqlite, mysql, mariadb, postgres
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: graphql, rest
- templating: jsx
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: server, isr
- installMethod: Docker image cromwellcms/cromwell-mariadb (docker run)

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 3
- latestReleaseDate: 2024-07-12

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 753
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 55
- contributors: 3
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 1
- dependentPackages: 5

### Sources

- urls: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/CromwellCMS/Cromwell (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://github.com/CromwellCMS/Cromwell/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/CromwellCMS/Cromwell/languages (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://github.com/CromwellCMS/Cromwell/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- basedOn: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- basedOn: https://github.com/CromwellCMS/Cromwell/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- runtime: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- runtimeMin: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- databases: https://github.com/CromwellCMS/Cromwell/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- adminUi: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- headlessApi: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- headlessApi: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/development/theme-development (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://cromwellcms.com/docs/overview/installation (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://cromwellcms.com/blog/intro-cromwell-cms (read 2026-10-23)
- templating: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/CromwellCMS/Cromwell (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://cromwellcms.com/ (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://registry.npmjs.org/@cromwell%2fcore (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://registry.npmjs.org/@cromwell%2fcli/latest (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://registry.npmjs.org/@cromwell%2fcli (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/CromwellCMS/Cromwell (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/CromwellCMS/Cromwell/contributors (read 2026-10-23)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/@cromwell/cli (read 2026-10-23)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/%40cromwell%2Fcli (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/%40cromwell%2Fcli (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Cromwell CMS is a headless TypeScript CMS for websites built with React and Next.js. It has an admin panel, a drag-and-drop theme editor, and online store and blog functions. Themes are Next.js apps written in JSX, and the server is queried through GraphQL and a REST API. The CLI install route starts the services with `npx cromwell start`.

## Worth knowing

The CLI and npm install routes need Node.js 14 or 16 plus Python and node-gyp. The docs recommend SQLite only for development.

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