Is it possible to use Netlify CMS without a static site generator?

clarnx · October 14, 2022, 9:57am

Hi @petter, thanks for posting.
There is a similar post here that discusses how you can integrate Netlify CMS without using a static site generator.

@erez’s answer is great to help you get started.

How to add Netilify-CMS to my existing raw html and css based website?

You can follow https://www.netlifycms.org/docs/add-to-your-site/#app-file-structure .
It mentions how to proceed if you’re static site generator is not listed.
You need to create an admin directory with index.html and config.yml files.
The index.html should look like this:
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8" />
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
  <title>Content Manager</title>
</head>
<body>
  
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/netlify-cms@^2.0.0/dist/netlify-cms.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
For the config.yml you can follow Add to Your Site | Decap CMS | Open-Source Content Management System

Kindly try it out and let me know the outcome if it works or not.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.