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Batoi Press Documentation
Batoi Press is an MIT-licensed secure database-free CMS and governed file-backed publishing engine for small public websites, documentation, changelogs, and microsites. It is designed for standard PHP hosting where a database should not be required for normal publishing.
Documentation Set
- Getting Started
- Installation
- Content Model
- Admin Console
- Themes
- Updates
- Batoi UIF and AIF
- Security
- Header and Footer Implementation Standards
What Batoi Press Is For
Use Batoi Press when you need a small public site that can be installed, backed up, moved, and maintained without database operations.
Current stable release: Batoi Press 2.1.1.
Runtime Profile
| Area | Batoi Press Approach |
|---|---|
| Runtime | PHP 8.1 or newer |
| Storage | Files and JSON metadata |
| Database | Not required |
| Admin | Authenticated file-backed console with workflow states, searchable lists, nested pages and menus, latest-post sections, managed assets, post sidebars, themes, branding, timezone settings, users, updates, audit log, API/MCP controls, and static export |
| Distribution | ZIP packages, Ed25519-signed release metadata, and public update manifest |
| License | MIT |