nuxt-cms

nuxt-cms is a Nuxt module that adds a CMS to your Nuxt app. The CMS runs in the Nitro server of the app. You deploy one app, with no external CMS service.

Features

• Content types in code. You declare collections, singles, pages and content types (news, blog) in cms.config.ts. The module generates the database schema, the migrations and the TypeScript types.
• Admin panel at /cms. Editors manage entries, drafts and media, filter and duplicate entries, and import or export a collection as JSON or CSV. The panel has a light and a dark theme, a global search (⌘K) and admin accounts. It is built on @xleddyl/443-components-vue, installed for you; the module adds no Tailwind or other build plugins to your app.
• Visual editor. Editors build content from your own site components, on a live preview of the site.
• GraphQL API. A read-only, typed API with filters, sorting and pagination. Composables such as useCmsCollection and useCmsContent query it for you.
• Your database. SQLite (default), Postgres, libSQL/Turso or Cloudflare D1.
• Your storage. S3-compatible storage, a folder on the server disk, or your public/ folder.
• Serverless ready. The build puts the migrations in the server bundle. Uploads go directly to the bucket. Sessions are sealed cookies.

Screenshots

Collection	Entry editor
Media library	Search

Quick start

1. Install the module:

   npm install @xleddyl/nuxt-cms

2. Add the module to nuxt.config.ts:

   export default defineNuxtConfig({
      modules: ['@xleddyl/nuxt-cms'],
   })

3. Declare your content types in cms.config.ts, at the project root:

   import { defineCmsConfig } from '#nuxt-cms'
   
   export default defineCmsConfig({
      events: {
         id: 'events',
         label: 'Events',
         kind: 'collection',
         titleField: 'title',
         fields: {
            title: { label: 'Title', type: 'text', required: true },
            date: { label: 'Date', type: 'date' },
            poster: { label: 'Poster', type: 'media', mediaType: 'image' },
         },
      },
   })

4. Set the admin credentials in .env:

   NUXT_CMS_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
   NUXT_CMS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=change-me
   NUXT_SESSION_PASSWORD=a-random-secret-of-at-least-32-characters

5. Start the app with npm run dev. Open http://localhost:3000/cms and sign in.

6. Read the content in a page:

   <script setup lang="ts">
   const { data: events } = await useCmsCollection('events', { sort: [{ field: 'date' }] })
   </script>

The database is a local SQLite file (data/cms.db) by default. To use a different database or media storage, see Configuration.

Documentation

Page	Content
Getting started	Install, configure, first content type, run
Configuration	Every cms.* option and every env var
Database	Drivers, migrations, Drizzle Studio
Schema	Entry kinds, field types, relations, blocks, i18n, form layout
Querying content	GraphQL API, composables, <CmsBlocks>
Admin panel & security	Admin pages, search, visual editor, accounts, sessions
Media	Storage modes, uploads, allowed file types
Deployment	Hosts, migrations on serverless, scaling

llm.txt is a compact reference for LLMs: schema, composables and GraphQL API.

Development

pnpm install
pnpm dev:prepare   # first time, and after a change to src/module.ts
pnpm dev           # playground on http://localhost:3000
pnpm test

The playground (playground/) uses every option of the module. Copy playground/.env.example to playground/.env before the first start.

License

MIT