Dev Toolsdocker-ready1-click-deploypermissive-license
Strapi: the best Open Source alternative to Contentful in 2026
Strapi is the most popular open source headless CMS built on Node.js, with fully customizable content types and a REST/GraphQL API ready to consume from any frontend.
Technical profile
- License
- MIT
- Category
- Dev Tools
- Replaces
- Contentful
- Tech stack
- Node.jsReactPostgreSQL
Preview
Public image provided by Strapi on its own website.
Key features
- 100% customizable content types
- REST and GraphQL API
- Plugin marketplace
Strapi vs. Contentful
Pros
- MIT license and the largest headless JS CMS community
Things to consider
- Major version migrations need care
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
strapi:
image: strapi/strapi:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "1337:1337"
environment:
- DATABASE_CLIENT=postgres
- DATABASE_HOST=strapi-db
- DATABASE_NAME=strapi
- DATABASE_USERNAME=strapi
- DATABASE_PASSWORD=strapi
volumes:
- strapi_data:/srv/app
depends_on:
- strapi-db
strapi-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=strapi
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=strapi
- POSTGRES_DB=strapi
volumes:
- strapi_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
strapi_data:
strapi_pg_data: