Getting started

Welcome to the Cradle CMS Docs! Here, you’ll find essential information on how Cradle CMS operates. If you can’t find the answers you’re looking for, please leave us feedback by reaching out to us at hi@cradlecms.com, and we’ll make sure to update the guide.

Installation

Cradle CMS is a self-hosted solution that you install on a single or on multiple Linux servers, on the premises or in the cloud.

You can install CradleCMS on any host that supports running docker/podman containers. Download the software through our docker registry using the credentials from your account page.

Minimum requirements

Linux server (ARM or AMD 64-bit): 1 CPU, 512MB RAM, 3GB storage (storage can be a mix of local/shared disk or on S3 compatible storage)

Installation with Podman

Installation with Docker

Cloud hosted installations

Install on Hetzner

Install on Fly.io

Setting up locally on MacOS

Local installations are mainly used for test and development.

Install on a VM on MacOS