One Next.js stack for content, pages, and publishing.
Nextly combines a type-safe CMS, a visual page builder, localization, version history, scheduled releases and webhooks inside your Next.js app. Developers own the model and the components. Your team builds pages and publishes without opening the repo.
TypeScript-first · Self-hosted · MIT · PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite · Alpha
Nextly is shaped by its community.
The tradeoffs other tools make, undone.
Code-only or visual-only. Pick one.
Both. Code-First and Visual.
Write your schema in TypeScript for full control, or model it in the Schema Builder for speed. Same collections, same API.
A separate backend you have to babysit
Next.js Native
Nextly lives inside your Next.js app. Admin panel at /admin, API routes in your /app folder, one codebase, one deployment. Query your content directly in server components with zero overhead.
Pricing that punishes your growth
Free & Open Source
MIT licensed. No per-seat pricing, no API call limits, no surprise invoices. Self-host on your own infrastructure. Fork it, extend it, own it. Your data, your rules.
TypeScript support that's an afterthought
TypeScript Native
Written in TypeScript from day one. Your collection definitions, API responses, hooks, and access control are all fully typed. Catch errors at build time, not in production.
Basic auth that stops at login
Auth and Access Control, Built In
Custom JWT auth with access/refresh tokens and brute-force protection. Role-based access control for permissions. Field-level permissions to hide sensitive data by role. All built in, not bolted on.
Gluing together 5 services before you can ship
Admin, Media, Email, Forms and Hooks
Admin panel, media library with S3 and Vercel Blob support, email system, form builder, lifecycle hooks, and a rich text editor. All built in, all under your control.
See it in Action
From install to first API call. Pick your approach and watch it happen.
Start with the core. Add what you need.
No third-party services required. Just features that work.
Built with Nextly
Real projects using Nextly in production. Code-first and visual.
Revnix
Technology ecosystem site built using the code-first approach. Leveraging Nextly's flexible schema definition to manage multiple service sub-brands and specialized content types.
Rext AI
Website using the visual approach. Content types created visually through the admin panel, demonstrating the Visual Schema Builder.
CodexSpot
Developer portfolio site built with the code-first approach. Collections defined in TypeScript with full type safety, no admin panel required for schema changes.
From the blog
Tutorials, release notes, and engineering deep dives on building with Nextly.
Engineering
Code-First and Visual: How the Dual Approach Works
How a TypeScript collection and one built in the Schema Builder become the same thing, and how to decide which path a piece of content should take.
Tutorials
Build a Blog with Nextly in 10 Minutes
A working blog in Nextly: two collections, an admin to edit them, and two pages that render them. Every snippet is compiled against the release it names.
Announcements
Nextly Alpha: What's Ready and What's Next
What the Nextly alpha ships, what it does not, and how much the APIs are likely to move. Specifics rather than a stability badge.
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