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The superpowered CMS for developers

Keystone helps you build faster and scale further than any other CMS or App Framework. Describe your schema, and you get a powerful GraphQL API & beautiful Management UI for content and data.

No boilerplate or bootstrapping – only elegant APIs to help you ship the code that matters, without sacrificing the flexibility or power of a bespoke back-end.

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A Thinkmill product

We're an Australian design + development consultancy with a long history working on big products at scale for names you know.
Why we built Keystone

Open Source & trusted

  • 1m+

    npm Installs

  • 250+

    Contributors

  • 2013

    First Commit

When I'm building an app or site, Keystone is the backend I'd use ten times out of ten. So impressive what the team have done in version 6! ...and it works perfectly with GraphCDN, just use it already!

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I use Keystone in my Advanced React course because it’s super quick to get my content types up and running, add custom server-side cart & checkout logic, and the fine grain access control is just fantastic!

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As someone who lives on the frontend, I love how Keystone lets me define content models and gives me the backend I need. I get a sweet GraphQL API, and can stay focused on building the UI 😍

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Batteries included. No limitations.

Ship a backend easily without surrendering control.
Keystone has all you need to start fast and scale on your terms.

  • All the field types

  • Access Control

  • Session Management

  • Custom Schema

  • Database Migrations

  • TypeScript Support

  • Powerful Filters

  • Relational Data

  • Automated CRUD

  • Event Hooks

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How it works

A developer experience that lets you start fast, and ship at speed
without sacrificing your long view.

  1. Design your schema

    Rapidly spec your backend with all the primitive and advanced field types you need.

    Add logic, access control, and custom queries & mutations to create an API that's unique to your app.

    • 100% TypeScript (or JavaScript)
    • Fits your git-based workflow & CI
    • Automatic db migrations with Prisma
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    import { list } from '@keystone-6/core';
    import { document, text, timestamp, password, relationship } from '@keystone-6/core/fields';
    

    export const lists = {
      Post: list({
        fields: {
          title: text({ validation: { isRequired: true } }),
          content: document(),
          publishDate: timestamp(),
          author: relationship({ ref: 'Author.posts', many: false }),
        },
      }),
      Author: list({
        fields: {
          name: text({ validation: { isRequired: true } }),
          email: text({ isIndexed: 'unique', validation: { isRequired: true } }),
          password: password(),
          posts: relationship({ ref: 'Post.author', many: true }),
        },
      }),
    };

  2. Customise your content story

    A flexible and intuitive editing environment that does what your schema says: Keystone’s Admin UI understands your access control, so you can shape it to your unique needs.

    • Powerful access control
    • Next-gen rich text WYSIWYG
    • BYO custom React components
    Overlay of Admin UI field panes showing fields for a Post content type. Promotional text overlays show: custom & virtual fields; flexible relationships; powerful sort & filtering.

  3. Query your data

    Get what you need, fast. Keystone's GraphQL API gives you session management, access control, pagination, sorting, and filtering out of the box. Customise it without losing the bits that work for you.

    • Powerful CRUD scaffolding
    • Evolve with bespoke logic for your app
    • Integrate microservices & external APIs
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    {
      posts(take: 2, where: {
        title: { contains: "content" }
      }) {
        title
        author {
          name
        }
      }
    }
    {
      "data": {
        "posts": [
          {
            "title": "How structured content gives you superpowers",
            "author": {
              "name": "Tim"
            }
          },
          {
            "title": "Content Management for the Design System generation",
            "author": {
              "name": "Lauren"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }

  4. Deploy anywhere

    Keystone is open source. Deploy it to managed services like Digital Ocean, Heroku, and Render, or your own custom infrastructure.

    The source of truth is your codebase, so Keystone fits naturally into your git-based development workflow, and you can use all the CI & Automation tooling you already know.

    Deploy targets for Keystone are any and all services you've heard of like Digital Ocean, Render, Heroku, Vercel, Google Cloud, AWS, Azure etc

Built for the modern ecosystem

Access your content from any frontend framework or distribution channel. Build static sites, dynamic apps, commerce experiences and more for web and mobile with the tools you find most productive.

Keystone for:

Unify your team dynamic

Enable a content culture that’s productive, collaborative, and fun. Open and flexible. A tool your whole team can grow with.

Developer Experience →

Built the way you’d want it made. Keystone fits with the tools you know and love.

Editor Experience →

The configurable editing environment you need to do your best work.

For Organisations →

Own your data. Start fast. Find your audience anywhere. Scale on your terms.

What makes Keystone a CMS for the Design System generation?

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