ReactPress
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ReactPress, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ReactPress's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | MIT licensed · self-hosted |
The facts
Each one read from ReactPress's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admin interface
- The browser admin is mounted at /admin/ and provides writing, media, plugin and theme management.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- The README demonstrates API-key authentication for headless REST requests.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API extensibility
- The architecture combines a NestJS API, React and Vite admin, Next.js themes, plugins and a desktop application.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The official CLI provides init, doctor, logs and stop commands for setup, diagnostics, logging and service control.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CMS content
- The included CMS manages posts, pages, media and categories through a WordPress-style editor.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The repository directs users to GitHub issues, discussions, documentation and contribution materials.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Content features
- It includes a Markdown editor, posts, categories, tags, pages, comments, and media.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Database options
- The default local setup uses embedded SQLite, while MySQL is available as an alternative configuration.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop client
- An Electron desktop client supports local SQLite storage, offline editing and synchronization to a remote API.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop writing
- The Electron desktop app supports offline writing with local SQLite and one-way syncing of articles, pages, and selected settings to a remote site.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Headless API
- ReactPress exposes a REST API intended for custom frontends and documents it with Swagger.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent description
- DEV Community describes ReactPress as an open-source React, Next.js, NestJS and MySQL publishing platform that can also act as a CMS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent feature coverage
- A SegmentFault article credits ReactPress with Markdown editing, categories, directories, tags, custom pages, comments, media management, language switching and theme switching.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Install flow
- A global npm install followed by reactpress init creates a working local site with public, admin and API endpoints.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- ReactPress provides headless REST APIs, API keys, webhooks, and a TypeScript toolkit SDK.checked 5 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository and CLI are released under the MIT License.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: ecosystem
- DEV.co notes that ReactPress is not WordPress-compatible, so workflows dependent on WordPress plugins may require a difficult migration.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: governance
- DEV.co says the available material does not document granular role, field-level access or complex multi-team permissions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: operations
- DEV.co says self-hosted deployments require customers to handle databases, backups, updates, scaling and uptime monitoring.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: security evidence
- DEV.co found no documented penetration tests, formal audit, rate-limiting statement, DDoS protection or multi-factor authentication.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: technical deployment
- DEV.co warns that the CLI-first workflow assumes command-line skills and has no graphical installer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Next.js themes
- Visitor-facing themes are replaceable Next.js frontends distributed through npm or project repositories.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Performance claim
- The official theme demo reports a Lighthouse performance score of 95 out of 100.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker identity
- The repository identifies the maker as FECommunity.checked 15 Oct 2026
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