# SpinaCMS/Spina

Spina CMS

Repository: https://github.com/SpinaCMS/Spina
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spina
Homepage: http://www.spinacms.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: spina, spina-cms, spina-gem, rails, gem, cms, website, ruby, rails5
Last push: 2026-08-16T17:27:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4200, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 103, "gap_med": 223.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2256, forks 415 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.367110+00:00)

## What it is
Spina CMS is a Ruby on Rails gem that adds an easy-to-use content management system with a clean, distraction-free admin interface to Rails applications. It is installed via a gem and an interactive installer, letting developers build websites with full control over the frontend.

## Use cases
- add a cms to my rails app
- build a marketing website with ruby on rails
- manage page content without a separate cms platform
- self-host a simple website with an admin panel
- give clients an easy interface to edit their site
- create a blog or portfolio site in rails

## When to choose
- you are already building with Ruby on Rails and want integrated CMS features
- you want a clean, minimal admin UI without heavy configuration
- you want full freedom over the frontend stack of your website
- you prefer a lightweight, self-hosted alternative to WordPress

## When to avoid
- your project is not built on Ruby on Rails
- you need a headless CMS with a REST/GraphQL API out of the box
- you need a turnkey CMS without writing any Rails code
- you require a large plugin/theme marketplace ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: templating, ui-components, web-framework
- domain: web-development, cms, self-hosted
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: cms, rails-gem, content-management, admin-interface, website-builder, web-server

## Member repositories
- SpinaCMS/Spina (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.367110+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 2026-08-30T02:43:41.894185+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SpinaCMS/Spina (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.367110+00:00, sha 34083b684c3d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.