Your website. Way cheaper than a conventional hosting provider, or WordPress plugins.
ForgeCMS is a lean, open-source CMS β no database, no plugin jungle, no subscription trap. We can build your site for you, or you build it yourself.
π The first 100 sign-ups get everything free β forever.
Developer? Source code and self-hosting βWeb designer or agency? Become a partner βTwo ways to get your website
We build it for you
Just like we already do for real communities and businesses β Ubuntu Pirates, Art of Touch and others run on ForgeCMS today.
β¬130 / hour
Small projects are often done in a single hour.
Request a quoteSee how it works βComing soon
You build it yourself
PromptPanel lets you edit your site just by describing what you want β using your own AI key (bring your own key), so there's no AI markup on top.
Free for the first 100
Forever, everything included. One site per person.
Reserve my free spotLearn how in the workshop βOr in the online course, at your own pace βSimple, readable markup
ForgeCMS pages are written in SML β no HTML, no CSS, no JavaScript required. You can read it in seconds. And AI can write it just as easily.
Page {
title: "My Bakery"
Heading { level: "1" text: "Fresh bread, every morning" }
Text { value: "Family-owned bakery in Wittenberg. Stone oven, no additives." }
Cards {
Card { title: "Sourdough" text: "Baked daily from a 12-year-old starter." }
Card { title: "Opening hours" text: "TueβSat, 7:00β13:00" }
}
Link { href: "mailto:hallo@meinebaeckerei.de" text: "Get in touch" }
}Free basic usage
Business-card site
One page, live in minutes.
Your own domain
No forgecms.info subdomain required.
PromptPanel (BYOK)
Edit by prompt, with your own AI key.
Visual preview
See changes before they go live.
Why not just use a conventional hosting provider or WordPress?
| ForgeCMS | Conventional hosting providers | WordPress + plugins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free core + one-time modules | Monthly subscription | Hosting + plugin subscriptions add up |
| Database | None β content is Markdown on Codeberg | Proprietary, locked in | MySQL β needs maintenance & backups |
| Security | Nothing to hack β static content | Vendor-managed | Constant plugin vulnerabilities |
| Editing | By prompt, with your own AI key β pay only what you use | Manual edits β no AI included | Needs a plugin for AI β another subscription |
| Lock-in | None β it's your repo, your content | Locked to the platform | Locked to your host & plugins |
Modules
One-time license. Minor updates included. No subscription.
| Module | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Contact form | β¬19 or 19Β Δ1 | Text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, selection lists, with newsletter opt-in |
| Newsletter | β¬29 or 29Β Δ1 | Double opt-in sign-up, mailings written in Markdown, one-click unsubscribe |
| Shop | β¬39 or 39Β Δ1 | Sell in June (Δ1) and euros |
| Feature request | β¬29 or 29Β Δ1 | Visitors propose features and vote |
| Events | β¬29 or 29Β Δ1 | Dates and gigs with flyer, event pages and calendar export |
| Blog | free | Posts with photos, pages, feed, share buttons and several languages |
| Market | β¬49 or 49Β Δ1 | Marketplace for Δ1 communities: listings with photos and hashtags, contact form, moderation |
| Courses | β¬49 or 49Β Δ1 | Online courses with outline, video lessons and progress per participant; needs the Stripe module |
| Stripe | β¬29 | Card, SEPA, Apple Pay and Google Pay for courses and shop, test and live mode |
β¬145 β¬119 or 119Β Δ1 bundle β all paid modules above except market, courses and Stripe
A licence paid in June (Δ1) sells in June only.
Why CrowdWare
We build ForgeCMS as free, open-source software. What we charge for is our time and hosting β and if we ever make a profit, it isn't paid out to individuals. It goes into UBUNTU land projects that protect land from speculation and give people a place to live for free.
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