AriesMy lightweight, documented CMS without SQL

Personal project · Flat-file CMS

Build a website. Stay in control.

Aries combines a visual builder, a proper admin area and readable JSON files. No SQL database.

See Aries in action
Simple files assembled into a web page.
0 SQLOrdinary JSON files
25 blocksEverything a showcase site needs
2 languagesNative French and English

The product, without staging

A page made of blocks.

Compose

Assemble blocks and immediately see the result.

An open guide.

Understand

Use local help matched to the installed version.

A folder of files.

Keep

Back up, move and read the site without a remote service.

The Aries RC20 page builder.

The RC20 builder.

Blocks, page outline, translations, preview and publishing in one screen.

Explore the features
“I am building the tool I would like to find: complete enough to work with, small enough to remain understandable.”— Nicolas Gouraud · Aries author

This page is built with Aries.

The showcase site is also a real demonstration of the CMS.

See the screens