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Automad

Flat-file CMS and template engine in one

Content Management Systems ★ 939 stars Easy setup MIT

Automad is a flexible flat-file content management system with a built-in template engine and an in-page editing dashboard. It stores all content in text files for easy version control.

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Key features

  • Flat-file content
  • Built-in template engine
  • In-page editing dashboard
  • Git-friendly

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • No database to manage
  • Self-contained and portable

Trade-offs

  • Small community
  • Limited extensions

Is Automad secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Automad's latest release (2.0.0-beta.63). OSV.dev lists 9 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-19965, published 2026-08-17 (58 days ago)

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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