# Halo

Open-source site-building tool for blogs, knowledge bases and company websites, written in Java on Spring Boot.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/halo/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
Listed since: 2026-10-26

## Record

### Links

- home: https://www.halo.run
- repository: https://github.com/halo-dev/halo
- docs: https://docs.halo.run
- pricing: https://www.lxware.cn/halo
- plugins: https://www.halo.run/store/apps
- forum: https://bbs.halo.run

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: 凌霞（深圳）软件有限公司
- maintainerType: company
- parent: 凌霞（深圳）软件有限公司
- firstRelease: 2018
- hqCountry: CN

### Kind

- category: cms
- hosting: java
- language: java
- runtime: jvm
- runtimeMin: jvm 21
- basedOn: spring-boot

### Content

- contentStore: database
- databases: postgres, mysql, mariadb
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: rest
- templating: thymeleaf
- i18n: yes, theme localization resources

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: docker run, Docker Compose, Helm, Podman, 1Panel, Baota panel, JAR file

### License

- licenseModel: open-core
- license: GPL-3.0

### Releases

- currentMajor: 2
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-23

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 40026
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 159
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://www.halo.run/ (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://docs.halo.run/guide/install/docker.md (read 2026-10-26)
- maintainer: https://www.halo.run/about (read 2026-10-26)
- parent: https://www.halo.run/about (read 2026-10-26)
- hqCountry: https://www.halo.run/about (read 2026-10-26)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo (read 2026-10-26)
- category: https://docs.halo.run/guide/use/common.md (read 2026-10-26)
- basedOn: https://docs.halo.run/guide/install/config.md (read 2026-10-26)
- runtime: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)
- runtimeMin: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)
- contentStore: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)
- databases: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)
- adminUi: https://docs.halo.run/guide/use/common.md (read 2026-10-26)
- i18n: https://www.halo.run/ (read 2026-10-26)
- templating: https://docs.halo.run/developer-guide/theme/thymeleaf.md (read 2026-10-26)
- headlessApi: https://www.halo.run/ (read 2026-10-26)
- installMethod: https://docs.halo.run/guide/install/docker.md (read 2026-10-26)
- runsAs: https://docs.halo.run/guide/install/jar-file.md (read 2026-10-26)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo (read 2026-10-26)
- license: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo (read 2026-10-26)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/halo-dev/halo/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://docs.halo.run/guide/prepare.md (read 2026-10-26)

## Notes

Halo is an open-source site builder written in Java on Spring Boot, for blogs, knowledge bases and company websites. Its console, at `/console`, manages articles, pages and attachments. Content is kept in a database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB or the embedded H2. The install guide documents Docker, Docker Compose, Helm, Podman, 1Panel, Baota panel and JAR file setups, and the JAR file needs a Java runtime on the server. The company behind it, 凌霞（深圳）软件有限公司, also sells paid editions, Halo Pro and Halo Shop, that add features to the community edition.

## Worth knowing

The Docker quick start in the install guide uses the built-in H2 database, which the guide describes as suited to trying the software out; production setups are documented with a separate database. The paid editions are a commercial product, and some of their features need a license activated on the instance. Themes and plugins are listed in the Halo app store.

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