# cliftonc/calipso

Calipso is a simple NodeJS content management system based on Express, Connect & Mongoose.

Repository: https://github.com/cliftonc/calipso
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/calipso
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-04-18T22:58:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5631, "days_push": 3424, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1691, forks 300 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.675618+00:00)

## What it is
Calipso is a simple NodeJS content management system built on Express, Connect, and Mongoose, inspired by Drupal and WordPress. It provides a fast, flexible, module-based CMS that stores content and configuration in MongoDB.

## Use cases
- build a blog or content site with nodejs
- self-host a drupal or wordpress alternative on node
- create a mongodb-backed website with themes and modules
- run a simple cms on a nodejs hosting provider
- manage site content through a web admin interface

## When to choose
- you specifically want a NodeJS/MongoDB CMS with a Drupal-like module system
- you are maintaining or extending an existing Calipso site
- you want a lightweight, hackable CMS whose source you can modify directly

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained CMS with security updates - the project has been inactive since 2017
- you want modern Node.js compatibility - it targets old Node versions (pre-0.6 era)
- you need a production CMS - consider Ghost, Strapi, or WordPress instead
- you don't want to depend on MongoDB

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, templating, routing, auth
- domain: web-development, cms, backend, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: cms, express, mongoose, mongodb, content-management, drupal-like, wordpress-like, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- cliftonc/calipso (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.675618+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:38:16.047451+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cliftonc/calipso (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.675618+00:00, sha 6c7e1b78f487)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/calipso (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:29.060717+00:00, sha 79feebd58502)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.