NextPress documentation

NextPress

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What NextPress is, what it does not do, how its parts fit together, and where to find each guide.

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NextPress is a content system you run on your own server. You build pages from blocks, write blog posts, and publish them on your own domains. NextPress is in beta: features change between releases, and the admin shows what is new after each update.

What it includes

  • Page builder. Pages are made of blocks: headings, text, pictures, columns, forms and more. You check each page at desktop, tablet and mobile width before you publish.
  • Blogs. A site can have one or more blogs. Posts can take comments from visitors.
  • Several sites in one install. Each site has its own pages, posts, media, settings, theme and address.
  • Page assistant. An AI assistant in the page builder, using an AI service and key you provide.
  • SDK and MCP server. Scripts and AI agents work with your content through an API key.
  • Roles. Subscriber, editor, admin and owner, set per site.
  • WordPress import. Copies published posts and pages from a public WordPress site.

What it does not do

  • It sends no email. There are no password reset emails, no form notifications and no comment notifications.
  • It has no AI service of its own. The assistant works only after an admin connects a service and adds a key.
  • It does not restore backups for you. Restoring a database backup is a manual job on the server.
  • The WordPress import does not bring drafts, media libraries, comments, users or menus.

How the parts fit together

On a server, NextPress runs as three services:

  • app: the NextPress program.
  • postgres: the PostgreSQL database that holds your content.
  • caddy: the web server. It receives every visit, gets the HTTPS certificate for each site address, and passes requests to the app.

Uploaded files are kept in a storage volume beside the database.

Sections

  • Getting started: install, first page, upgrades and a glossary.
  • Building pages: the page builder, blocks, forms, templates, media, headers and publishing.
  • Content: blogs, comments, site settings, moving pages and WordPress import.
  • AI assistant: connect a service and use the page assistant.
  • People: roles, invite links and passwords.
  • Developers: API keys, the SDK, the MCP server and the block reference.
  • Self-hosting: the nextpress command, sites and domains, backups, limits and troubleshooting.

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