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The open-source visual CMS. Build sites in a drag-and-drop editor and publish clean, fast, semantic HTML - on your own server, from $7/mo, with no per-site or per-seat fees.
What is Instatic?
Instatic is an open-source visual CMS - a drag-and-drop editor, a content engine, and a publisher in one. You design pages visually, model structured content in collections, and Instatic outputs clean, fast, semantic HTML and CSS. It is a self-hosted alternative to Webflow, WordPress, and Contentful. If you would rather keep WordPress and just move it somewhere better, the best VPS for WordPress covers what that stack actually needs, and VPS vs shared hosting covers why most WordPress sites outgrow their first plan.
It runs as a single Bun process with an embedded SQLite database - no external database, no worker fleet, nothing to wire up. Webflow charges roughly $23-39/mo per site plus per-seat workspace fees. Self-hosting Instatic on InstaPods is a flat $7/mo - unlimited sites, unlimited editors, and your content never leaves your server.
How do I deploy Instatic?
The fastest way to deploy Instatic is a 1-click InstaPods pod: pick Instatic from the app catalog and it is live in about 60 seconds on a $7/mo Build plan, with HTTPS, a per-pod encryption key and an owner account already created. No Dockerfile, no volume to mount, no environment variables to set.
Three routes people actually take, and what each one costs:
- InstaPods, 1-click: flat $7/mo. 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk, unlimited bandwidth, daily backups and SSH included. Live in about 60 seconds, nothing to configure.
- Railway, community template: $5/mo minimum, then metered per second - roughly $10 per GB of memory per month, $20 per vCPU per month, $0.15 per GB of volume storage and $0.05 per GB of egress. A real published site lands near $10-11/mo. Prices verified 2026-08-07. See the full Instatic hosting comparison: InstaPods vs Railway.
- Your own VPS: install Bun, pull the repo, then wire up systemd, a reverse proxy and a TLS certificate yourself. Cheapest in dollars, most expensive in evenings.
Why Instatic on InstaPods?
Drag-and-Drop Editor
Design pages visually with a real layout canvas - no code required, no theme wrestling. What you build is what you publish.
Clean Semantic Output
Instatic publishes lean, fast HTML and CSS - no bloated page builder markup. Great Core Web Vitals out of the box.
Built-in Content Engine
Model structured content in collections - blog posts, case studies, docs - and reuse it across pages. A full CMS, not just a page builder.
Bring-Your-Own-Key AI
Add your own OpenAI or Anthropic key to draft and edit content with AI. Your key is encrypted at rest with a per-pod key generated on first boot.
Self-Hosted Privacy
Content, uploads, and settings live in an embedded SQLite database on your own pod. No external service, no data mining, daily backups included.
No Per-Site or Per-Seat Fees
Build as many sites as your pod can hold and invite your whole team. One flat plan - no metered seats, no per-site upcharge.
How It Works
Pick the Build Plan
Instatic runs on the Build plan - 2 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM, and 25 GB storage. Click deploy and we do the rest.
We Deploy Everything
Your pod boots from a pre-baked image in seconds, with HTTPS, a per-pod encryption key, and an owner account already created for you so nobody else can claim your CMS first.
Build and Publish
Sign in at /admin with the credentials from your welcome email, design your site in the editor, and publish. Point a custom domain whenever you are ready.
Simple Pricing
Instatic runs on the Build plan. Unlimited sites, unlimited editors, and your content stays on your server.
- 2 dedicated vCPUs
- 2 GB RAM
- 25 GB storage
- Embedded SQLite - no external database
- HTTPS included
- Custom domain support
- Daily backups + SSH access
Compare with SaaS Alternatives
See how Instatic stacks up against the paid site builders it replaces.
Instatic vs Webflow compared on price, sites, seats, and data ownership. Webflow charges $25/mo (annual) or $39/mo per site for CMS, plus per-seat fees. Instatic is open source - self-host it for $7/mo with unlimited sites.
Hosting Instatic? InstaPods runs it as a 1-click pod for a flat $7/mo. Railway bills per second from a $5/mo minimum. Real numbers, verified 2026-08-07.
Own Your Website Stack
Stop paying per-site and per-seat fees for a visual CMS. Deploy Instatic on your own server and build as many fast, clean sites as you want.
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