Use Pumpkin your way
Start with the public code and deploy Pumpkin yourself, or choose the managed path when you want to focus on content instead of infrastructure.
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A headless CMS that stays open.
Pumpkin is an API-first, block-based CMS built with .NET and Next.js. Inspect the source, extend the platform, deploy it on your infrastructure, or let Pumpkin Cloud run it for you.
Explore the documentation[Github]
Source on GitHub
Read the code and follow development
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API-first
Bring your own frontend
Self-hostable
Run it on your infrastructure
Managed when needed
Pumpkin Cloud is optional
Run it open source or avoid the infrastructure work with us
Host your site in our cloud infrastructure, you manage the site and we handle the techy stuff!
We can help!Own the stack without rebuilding the basics
Pumpkin gives developers a transparent content platform and gives editors a structured, block-based workspace. Start from the public codebase and shape it around your product.
Public codebase
Explore the .NET API, typed models, Next.js starter, admin workspace, block renderers, and theme system on GitHub.
Learn more →Deploy it your way
Run Pumpkin against your own Azure Cosmos DB and deploy the API and frontend using the infrastructure and release process you choose.
Learn more →Composable content blocks
Build consistent pages with heroes, cards, FAQs, galleries, forms, calls to action, articles, and more.
Learn more →A real starter application
Use the Next.js reference app as working architecture for rendering, caching, themes, forms, media, and tenant-scoped administration.
Learn more →Extend instead of replace
Typed TypeScript and .NET models make it practical to add block types, integrations, themes, and application-specific workflows.
Learn more →Managed hosting is optional
Want the platform without operating it? Pumpkin Cloud adds managed deployment, updates, domains, SSL, and support.
Learn more →Start open. Choose how far you want to operate.
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Explore the repository
Review the architecture, API, starter app, shared models, block renderers, and setup documentation on GitHub.
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Run Pumpkin locally
Connect the API to Cosmos DB, configure a tenant, and launch the reference Next.js application against your content.
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Make it yours
Create pages, build themes, add block types, and integrate Pumpkin with the rest of your application stack.
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Self-host or use Cloud
Deploy and operate Pumpkin yourself, or choose Pumpkin Cloud when you want managed infrastructure and platform updates.
Questions about Pumpkin
How the open platform and managed service fit together.
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Ask about self-hosting, managed Pumpkin Cloud, integrations, contributions, migrations, or the project roadmap.
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