Bludit
Bludit is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CMS category, licensed MIT and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Squarespace and Wix. It has 1,470 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,470
- Forks
- 339
- Open issues
- 10
- Commits, last 12 months
- 211
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- 3.22.0May 11, 2026
- Created
- Mar 8, 2015
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 211 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 211 |
| Latest release | 3.22.0 (May 11, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 120 |
| Open issues | 10 |
| Open pull requests | 11 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 8, 2015 |
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About Bludit
Build a site or blog in seconds. Bludit uses flat-files (text files in JSON format) to store posts and pages.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/bludit/bludit.
Topics
- bludit
- php
- cms
- blog-engine
- blog
- flat-file
- json
- theme
- plugins
- website
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Is Bludit free and open source?
Yes. Bludit is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Bludit with Docker?
Bludit does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Bludit?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Bludit include Strapi, Payload CMS and WordPress. Bludit itself is a self-hosted alternative to Squarespace and Wix.
Is Bludit actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Bludit was on Oct 24, 2026 with 211 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 3.22.0, published May 11, 2026. It had 10 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.