Company
Date Published
Author
Pierre Burgy
Word count
952
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Strapi is an open-source, headless content management system (CMS) designed to streamline the development process by decoupling the data and presentation layers, making it particularly adaptable to modern client demands such as smartphones, smart TVs, and IoT devices. Unlike traditional CMS platforms, Strapi focuses on an API-driven architecture, allowing data to be exposed as JSON responses, which facilitates faster and more independent work between front-end and back-end teams. Built on NodeJS and utilizing KoaJS, Strapi inherently supports multiple databases like SQLite, MongoDB, MySQL, and Postgres, and offers robust features such as CRUD operations, server-side pagination, full-text search, filtering, file uploads, and OAuth2 authentication. It also supports both REST and GraphQL APIs, enabling developers to focus on core business logic while reducing time to market by eliminating boilerplate code. The Strapi community is growing rapidly, contributing to its development through plugins that manage common tasks such as user management and file uploads, tailored to user needs.