Contao

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A self-hosted alternative to Squarespace, Wix, Wordpress Com

GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0Open Source — No PaywallPackage · Source1 documented maintainer

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Contao is an open source content management system aimed at building professional websites and scalable web applications. The README mainly describes the monorepo that contains Contao bundles and is...

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Features

content management system
professional websites
scalable web applications
monorepo development
code quality scripts
functional tests
end-to-end tests
asset building

Details

Last Updated: Oct 10, 2026
Created: Aug 15, 2018
Install Methods: package-managersource
Requirements: PHP ^8.4ComposerMySQL database for functional testsNode.js >= 18.12
Runtime / Stack: PHP
Privacy & Independence: No Cloud Required
User Model: Multi-User
Deployment: Deployment: no container deployment found

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