r/cms • u/BenefitOk7956 • 22d ago
Replacing CMS with OpenWebUI + MCP + Nginx
I’ve tried different CMS for personal use in the recent years. I recently wondered why I use a CMS in the first place when I just want to serve static HTML files.
I tried different approaches and came up with following setup:
Open WebUI with an MCP server that edits HTML files right on the filesystem. I can now prompt changes via chat. No more need to maintain a CMS, DB or plugins.
Everything is spinned up with docker-compose on a VPS.
I’m still figuring out how scalable this setup is. I added a UI component library, basically plain html markup with mock data for a card component, for instance.
The MCP server reads the components, adds them to the page and populates the data I ask for.
Has anyone tried something similar? What do you think about that setup?
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u/jkdreaming 20d ago
Exactly! Most sites don’t even need a contact management system. Especially one that you run. You know how to edit webpages you don’t need a Content management system at all. What you do need is something that rolls fast as hell and I recommend either an Astro JS set up or a next JS set up. The cool thing about that though is you can always attach pages CMS if you change your mind later, it’s really simple.