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Bludit

bludit.com
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Bludit: Self-hosted, simple, fast, secure, flat-file CMS / Blog

Threat level
Hardened

A hardened pick. Worth the effort once you have chosen to shrink your footprint on purpose. Enough for most people. Threat levels

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A flat-file CMS with no database, which is the quietly clever bit: fewer moving parts means a smaller attack surface and dead-simple backups, just copy the folder. That simplicity caps it too, since it’s not built for large or high-traffic sites and the ecosystem is small. Ideal for a personal blog or small site you want to self-host and actually understand end to end. Outgrow it and you’ll want something with a real database.

MIT blogblog-enginebluditcmsdocker-imagedom-manipulationengineflat-fileflexiblejsonjson-manipulationphpphp-supportpluginsthemeweb-sitewebserverwebsite
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today
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Latest release
3.22.0
6mo ago, 100+ total
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opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
34 commits, active 17 of 26 weeks
9 contributors since Mar 2015
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  • PHP 69.8%
  • JavaScript 25.1%
  • CSS 4.9%
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Website at a glance
bludit.com
B score 70
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 2d ago

Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.

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Bludit license, in plain English
MIT
Permissive

Do almost anything: use, change, and ship it, even inside closed-source products. The only condition is keeping the copyright notice.

Permits

  • Commercial use
  • Modification
  • Distribution
  • Private use

Requires

  • License and copyright notice

Does not provide

  • Liability cover
  • Warranty

Why it matters: Permissive licensing lets anyone reuse this, including inside closed products. That is freedom to build on, but no guarantee that downstream copies stay open.

Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.

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