Blog or CMS

A publishing system: posts with drafts and scheduling, media, categories and tags, and multiple authors. Search visibility and server-rendered pages matter more here than in most projects.

You can change every choice once the builder opens.

Core features for the MVP

Post editor with draft, scheduled, and published states
Media library with image upload and resizing
Categories and tags, with archive pages for each
Multiple authors with their own profile pages
Server-rendered public pages with per-post metadata
Sitemap, RSS feed, and Open Graph preview cards
Full-text search across published posts

Left for later

Comments with moderation
Newsletter delivery to subscribers
Scheduled social posting
Content versioning with rollback

Recommended stack

Section	Recommended
Language	TypeScript
Frontend framework	Next.js
UI and styling	Tailwind CSSshadcn/ui
Backend	Next.js server
API style	Server actions
Database engine	PostgreSQL
Database provider	Neon
ORM and data access	Drizzle
Caching	CDN caching
Authentication	Clerk
Authorization and roles	Role-based access control
Security	Input validationRate limitingSecurity headers and CSPSecrets management
File storage	AWS S3
Search	Postgres full-text search
Email and notifications	Resend
Hosting and deployment	Vercel
CI/CD	GitHub Actions
Monitoring and analytics	SentryVercel Analytics
Testing	VitestPlaywright
Extras	SEOAccessibility (WCAG)InternationalizationBackupsDocumentation

Data model draft

Post

One article, in whatever state it currently is.

id
slug
title
excerpt
body
status
authorId
coverImageId
publishedAt
updatedAt

Belongs to one Author
Has many Tags
Belongs to one Category

Author

Someone who writes or edits posts.

id
userId
displayName
bio
avatarUrl
slug

Has many Posts