# Lowdefy

Config-first web framework that builds business apps and internal tools from YAML configuration, served by a Node.js server.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lowdefy/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-03
Listed since: 2026-11-03

## Record

### Links

- home: https://lowdefy.com
- repository: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy
- docs: https://docs.lowdefy.com
- x: https://x.com/lowdefy
- discord: https://discord.gg/WmcJgXt
- forum: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy/discussions
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lowdefy

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Lowdefy, Inc.
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2020
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: admin-panel
- hosting: node
- language: javascript
- runtime: node
- runtimeMin: node 24
- basedOn: hono, vite

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: postgres, mongodb, mysql, mariadb, sqlserver, sqlite
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: yes

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: server
- installMethod: npx / pnpx (Lowdefy CLI)

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: Apache-2.0

### Releases

- currentMajor: 7
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-27

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 3018
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 2511
- contributors: 31
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- name: https://lowdefy.com (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://lowdefy.com (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://docs.lowdefy.com (read 2026-11-03)
- maintainer: https://lowdefy.com/privacy (read 2026-11-03)
- maintainerType: https://lowdefy.com/privacy (read 2026-11-03)
- firstRelease: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy/releases/tag/lowdefy-v0.0.0-alpha.4 (read 2026-11-03)
- currentMajor: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy/releases/tag/v7.1.0 (read 2026-11-03)
- latestReleaseDate: https://registry.npmjs.org/lowdefy (read 2026-11-03)
- license: https://lowdefy.com/about (read 2026-11-03)
- licenseModel: https://lowdefy.com/about (read 2026-11-03)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/lowdefy/lowdefy (read 2026-11-03)
- runtimeMin: https://registry.npmjs.org/lowdefy/latest (read 2026-11-03)
- renderingModes: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/deployment/vercel.md (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/tutorial/tutorial-start.md (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/deployment/docker.md (read 2026-11-03)
- category: https://lowdefy.com/about (read 2026-11-03)
- runtime: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/tutorial/tutorial-start.md (read 2026-11-03)
- runsAs: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/deployment/node-server.md (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/connections/mariadb.md (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/connections/mssql.md (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/connections/sqlite.md (read 2026-11-03)
- i18n: https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/concepts/i18n.md (read 2026-11-03)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-10-26:2026-11-01/lowdefy (read 2026-11-03)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/lowdefy/lowdefy (read 2026-11-03)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/lowdefy/lowdefy/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-11-03)
- basedOn: https://github.com/lowdefy/lowdefy/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-11-03)

## Notes

Lowdefy is a config-first web framework for business apps and internal tools. An app is described in YAML config, covering pages, blocks, operators, actions and connections, and the framework builds it into a running web app.

Lowdefy connects to databases and services through connections. Roles limit which users reach which pages and API endpoints, OpenID Connect identity providers can sign users in, and a config block sets up translations. The production build is a Node.js server: the [Node.js guide](https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/deployment/node-server.md) describes building it into a folder and starting it, and the [Docker guide](https://docs.lowdefy.com/md/deployment/docker.md) describes building an image.

## Worth knowing

The production server is a long-running Node.js process, so the host has to run Node.js.

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