Cockpit

Modern, flexible CMS that adapts to your workflow

Cockpit is a headless CMS that gives you the flexibility to build content-driven applications your way. Whether you're creating websites, mobile apps, or IoT applications, Cockpit provides the content infrastructure you need.

✨ Why Developers Choose Cockpit

• 🚀 Headless by Design - Use any frontend technology (React, Vue, Flutter, etc.)
• 📊 Flexible Content Models - Collections, Singletons, and Trees with custom fields
• 🔗 GraphQL & REST APIs - Modern APIs with real-time capabilities
• 🌍 Multi-language Support - Built-in internationalization for global applications
• 🎨 No Vendor Lock-in - Own your data, deploy anywhere
• ⚡ Performance First - MongoDB or SQLite backend, your choice

🚀 Quick Start

Get Cockpit running in under 5 minutes:

Option 1: Traditional Setup

# Download and extract
wget https://github.com/cockpit-hq/cockpit/releases/latest/download/cockpit.zip
unzip cockpit.zip && cd cockpit

# Make storage writable  
chmod -R 755 storage/

# Open in browser and complete setup
open http://localhost/cockpit/install

Option 2: Docker (Recommended)

# Run Cockpit with persistent storage
docker run -d \
  --name cockpit \
  -p 8080:80 \
  -v cockpit_storage:/var/www/html/storage \
  cockpithq/cockpit:core-latest

# Access at http://localhost:8080/install

Start Building

Once installed, create content models through the admin UI or via API:

// Fetch your content anywhere
fetch('/api/content/items/blog')
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(posts => {
    // Use in React, Vue, mobile apps, etc.
    console.log('My content:', posts);
  });

🛠️ Key Features

📋 System Requirements

• PHP >= 8.3 with PDO, GD extensions
• Database SQLite (default) or MongoDB
• Web Server Apache with mod_rewrite or Nginx
• Permissions Writable /storage directory

Ensure $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] is properly configured.

🌐 API Examples

REST API

# Get all published blog posts
curl "https://yoursite.com/api/content/items/blog?filter={tags:'cms'}"

# Get single post by ID
curl "https://yoursite.com/api/content/item/blog/60f1b2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1"

# Create new post
curl -X POST "https://yoursite.com/api/content/item/blog" \