The CMS for
engineering teams.
Syntax-highlighted code blocks with copy buttons, a live table of contents, IndexNow on every publish, changelog post type, and Lighthouse 97 scores. All included — no WordPress plugin tax.
// VeloCMS auto-submits to IndexNow on every publish
await publishPost({ id, slug, status: "published" });
// → POST https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow
// → Bing crawls your post in < 10 minutesEverything an engineering blog needs
No plugin sprawl. No maintenance burden. Just a fast, well-structured blog that ranks and makes your team look professional.
Syntax highlighting with copy-to-clipboard
The TipTap editor stores code blocks with language detection via lowlight. Every rendered code block shows a language badge (TypeScript, bash, JSON) and a one-click copy button. Clicking 'Copy' puts raw code — no HTML entities, no syntax spans — directly on the clipboard.
Changelog post type
Create a new post, select Changelog entry from the post-type selector, and it automatically receives the changelog tag on publish. Your /changelog route renders all tagged posts in reverse-chronological order — no tribal knowledge required. The SaaS onboarding flow includes a changelog guidance note from day one.
IndexNow on every publish
VeloCMS submits your post URL to Bing IndexNow the moment you hit Publish. Bing, Yandex, and other IndexNow participants pick up new content in minutes rather than days. Combined with the AI-first SEO scoring in the editor, your release notes rank before your competitors' crawlers have even woken up.
Sub-1s LCP on engineering content
The Engineering theme averages 97/100 on Lighthouse Performance in our benchmark suite. Server Components mean zero client-side waterfall. Code blocks are server-rendered HTML with CSS highlighting — no JavaScript syntax highlighter running in the browser on every page load.
Engineering and Terminal themes
Two themes designed for developer audiences: Engineering (clean, functional, with a sticky live TOC sidebar) and Terminal (monospace, high-contrast, dark-first). Both render code blocks with the same copy button and language badge. Activate with one click in Admin > Themes.
Plugin API for advanced customisation
First-party plugins include Google Analytics, Table of Contents, Newsletter Mailchimp integration, and more. The plugin SDK (TypeScript, isolated from tenant code) lets advanced operators build custom integrations. See the developer portal for the current API reference and roadmap.
Your /changelog is one post type away
Create a post, select Changelog entry from the post-type dropdown, and publish. VeloCMS automatically applies the changelog tag and the post appears at /changelog — properly formatted with version, date, and change details. No documentation for your team to read, no tribal knowledge about which tag to add. It just works.
Combined with IndexNow, your release notes are indexed by search engines within minutes of publication. Developers searching for your SDK's changelog find your official notes — not a third-party summary from someone who scraped your GitHub releases.
Numbers developers care about
<1s
LCP (p75)
97
Lighthouse Performance
<200ms
TBT
0
Plugin vulnerabilities
Frequently asked questions
Is VeloCMS open source?
The core is source-available under a fair-code licence (similar to n8n's model). You can read the code, self-host on your own infrastructure, and modify for internal use. Commercial resale requires a commercial licence. The plugin SDK is MIT — build whatever extensions you want without restriction.
What's the tech stack under the hood?
Next.js 16 (App Router, Server Components), React 19, TypeScript strict mode, Tailwind CSS v4 with OKLCH colors, PocketBase v0.36 (SQLite-backed), Cloudflare R2 for media, and Google Gemini for AI features. Deployed on Railway with Cloudflare DNS. No Node.js monolith — PocketBase is a separate binary.
Can I extend it with custom plugins?
Yes. The plugin SDK exposes a TypeScript interface for registering admin UI panels, editor blocks, and webhook handlers. First-party plugins (Google Analytics, Table of Contents, Newsletter Mailchimp) ship as examples. Custom plugins run in isolated scope — they can't access other tenants' data.
Is there a REST or GraphQL API?
PocketBase exposes a REST API for every collection out of the box — full CRUD, filtering, sorting, pagination, and real-time subscriptions via SSE. VeloCMS adds a typed SDK layer on top. GraphQL isn't offered natively, but you can wrap the REST API with a thin Apollo proxy if your client stack requires it.
Does it support webhooks?
Yes. Outbound webhooks fire on post publish, member subscribe, and Stripe payment events. Inbound webhooks from Stripe are verified with HMAC-SHA256 and processed idempotently. The GitHub webhook integration drafts a post from a tagged commit body — a pattern common in build-in-public workflows.
Can I self-host on my own server?
Yes. VeloCMS ships as two containers: the Next.js frontend and PocketBase backend. Run them on Railway, Fly.io, a Hetzner VPS, or any Docker-capable host. The .env.example documents every required variable. Single-instance mode (VELOCMS_MODE=single) simplifies the setup to one PocketBase instance.
What's the licence model?
Core: fair-code (source-available, self-host permitted, commercial resale requires licence). Plugin SDK: MIT. Themes: MIT. SaaS subscription covers managed hosting, Cloudflare CDN, automatic updates, and priority support. Self-hosted users get the same codebase but manage their own infrastructure and updates.
How does it differ from Strapi or Sanity?
Strapi and Sanity are headless CMSes that require a separate frontend. VeloCMS is a full-stack blog platform — Next.js frontend, blog-specific editor, themes, and PocketBase backend are all one coherent system. You don't assemble it from parts. The trade-off: less flexible for non-blog content, but zero integration overhead for the blogging use case.
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