ponzu-cms/ponzu

Health v2 · maintenance only

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Ponzu is an open-source headless CMS and HTTP server framework written in Go that auto-generates content editors and a JSON API from CLI scaffolding commands. It includes automatic HTTPS via Let's Encrypt, HTTP/2 Server Push, and a built-in admin interface, though the project is now officially abandoned.

Use cases

• build a headless CMS with a JSON API in Go
• scaffold content types and admin editors from the CLI
• serve content over HTTP/2 with automatic Let's Encrypt TLS
• replace WordPress when you need a fast JSON content server
• rapidly prototype content backends for mobile or web apps
• self-host a CMS with built-in search and file uploads

When to choose

• you need a lightweight Go-based headless CMS and are comfortable maintaining it yourself
• you want CLI scaffolding to generate content types and JSON APIs quickly
• you want automatic HTTPS and HTTP/2 without a separate reverse proxy

When to avoid

• you need an actively maintained CMS with security updates and community support
• you want a plugin ecosystem or long-term support
• you prefer a non-Go stack or a managed CMS
• the README itself recommends Caddy or other alternatives instead

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

http-server api-framework cli templating search-engine file-upload cms web-development backend apis self-hosted go windows cli self-hosted headless-cms json-api lets-encrypt http2 content-management scaffolding server-framework linux macos web-server

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