Nesta - a CMS for Ruby Developers
A CMS for small web sites and blogs, written in Sinatra.
Content can be written in Markdown or Textile and
stored in text files (though you can also use Haml if you need to add
some HTML to your pages). There's no database; write your content in
your editor. Publish by pushing to a git repository.
Installation
Begin by installing the gem:
$ gem install nesta
Then use the nesta command to generate a new site:
$ nesta new mysite.com --git
Install a few dependencies, and you're away:
$ cd mysite.com
$ bundle
You'll find basic configuration options for your site in
config/config.yml. The defaults will work, but you'll want to tweak it
before you go very far.
That's it - you can launch a local web server in development mode using
mr-sparkle...
$ bundle exec mr-sparkle config.ru
...then point your web browser at http://localhost:8080. Start editing
the files in content/pages (see the docs on writing content for
full instructions).
Support
There's plenty of information on http://nestacms.com. If you need some
help with anything just jump on the mailing list and ask.
If you like Nesta you can keep up with developments by following @nestacms
on Twitter, and on the blog.
Contributing
If you want to add a new feature, I recommend that you post a quick
message to the mailing list before you start coding. I'm likely to
suggest that we implement it as a plugin (to keep Nesta itself lean
and simple), so you might save yourself some time if we chat about a
good approach before you start.
If you think you've found a bug, please bring that up on the mailing
list too, rather than creating an issue on GitHub straight away.
You'll probably get a faster response on the mailing list, as I'm the
only person who'll see your new issue.
-- Graham (@grahamashton on Twitter).