Expressa
Expressa is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CMS category, licensed MIT and written mainly in JavaScript. It has 452 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Sep 22, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 452
- Forks
- 24
- Open issues
- 23
- Commits, last 12 months
- 25
- Last commit
- Sep 22, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.1.3Sep 5, 2026
- Created
- May 4, 2016
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Sep 22, 2026, 25 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Sep 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 25 |
| Latest release | 2.1.3 (Sep 5, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 13 |
| Open issues | 23 |
| Open pull requests | 1 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | May 4, 2016 |
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About Expressa
Content Management System for powering database driven websites using JSON schemas. Provides permission management and automatic REST APIs.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/thomas4019/expressa.
Topics
- hacktoberfest
- nodejs
- middleware
- apis
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Is Expressa free and open source?
Yes. Expressa 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 Expressa with Docker?
Expressa does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Expressa?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Expressa include Strapi, Payload CMS and WordPress.
Is Expressa actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Expressa was on Sep 22, 2026 with 25 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.1.3, published Sep 5, 2026. It had 23 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.