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strapi
Headless CMS that generates REST and GraphQL APIs from content models
- Stars
- 73.5k
- License
- custom license
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
71,344 on 21 Apr 202673,462 on 10 Nov 2026
From GitHub's daily star counts.
Checked on GitHub.
Overview
Strapi is a self-hosted headless CMS written in TypeScript. You define content types in a visual builder, and it generates REST and GraphQL APIs plus an admin UI for editors. It includes roles and permissions, a media library, i18n, draft and publish, and a plugin system, and stores data in SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB.
Who it is for: Developers building content APIs for web, mobile or IoT frontends
Ranked among open-source alternatives to Firebase (#2 of 10).
Strengths
- Auto-generated REST and GraphQL endpoints for every content type
- Built-in roles and permissions, media library, i18n, and draft and publish
- Supports SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB
- Hosted live demo and a Next.js LaunchPad template to start from
Weaknesses
- No official Docker images; the README points to a community dockerize tool
- License is not auto-detected (NOASSERTION); check the LICENSE file before commercial use
- AI features are described as Strapi AI, with details only on the vendor site
- Managed hosting is pushed through Strapi Cloud, a separate paid product
What it needs
- no GPU
- Compose
- Needs Node.js, SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB
What changed
- v5.60.0 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Security fix
“deps: bump in-range dependencies past security advisories (909efb03f2)”
From the release notes. No flag means the note does not say so, not that the upgrade is safe.
Quick answers
Is strapi open source?
Its code is public on GitHub under its own license terms; read them before you use it at work.
Can you run strapi with Docker?
Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
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