Slicknode
GraphQL backend, gateway and headless CMS that defines content and data models in GraphQL schema files, with an admin UI and a managed cloud or self-hosted deployment.
Slicknode is a GraphQL backend and headless CMS. The server, started with slicknode start, serves the GraphQL API over HTTP and keeps its data in PostgreSQL. It generates an admin UI from the data model, and modules can carry Node.js extensions. The company behind it is Slicknode LLC, and the same software can run on its managed cloud or on a self-hosted server.
Worth knowing
The start command page requires a running PostgreSQL server that the process can reach, and image and file modules need S3 or an S3-compatible bucket. The quickstart begins with a Slicknode Cloud account.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-23: links
slicknode.com/ - 2026-10-23: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/slicknode/slicknode - 2026-10-23: links
github.com/slicknode/slicknode/blob/master/docs/README.md - 2026-10-23: Maintainer, License model
raw.githubusercontent.com/slicknode/slicknode/master/LICENSE - 2026-10-23: Headquarters
slicknode.com/company/tos - 2026-10-23: First release
api.github.com/repos/slicknode/slicknode/releases - 2026-10-23: Runtime
github.com/slicknode/slicknode/blob/master/docs/docs/extensions/create-extension.md - 2026-10-23: Minimum runtime, Current major version
registry.npmjs.org/slicknode/latest - 2026-10-23: Categories, Content API, Admin interface, Multilingual, Install with
github.com/slicknode/slicknode/blob/master/packages/slicknode/README.md - 2026-10-23: Content storage
github.com/slicknode/slicknode/blob/master/docs/docs/cli/migrate.md - 2026-10-23: Databases, Runs as
github.com/slicknode/slicknode/blob/master/docs/docs/cli/start.md - 2026-10-23: Last release
registry.npmjs.org/slicknode - 2026-10-23: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/slicknode/slicknode/contributors - 2026-10-23: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/slicknode - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/slicknode