Getting Started with Flare CMS
Set up your headless CMS on Cloudflare Workers with D1, R2, and a built-in admin dashboard.
v1.0 is live
Content at the edge.
Open-source headless CMS built on Cloudflare Workers, D1, and R2. Deploy globally in seconds, scale infinitely with zero cold starts.
Cloudflare Workers
Astro Frontend
MIT License
TypeScript
$ git clone https://github.com/jjaimealeman/flarecms
$ cd flarecms && pnpm install
✔ Packages installed (3 workspaces)
$ pnpm build
✔ @flare-cms/core built (8 entry points)
$ cd packages/cms && wrangler dev
⚡ Listening on http://localhost:8787
⚡ Admin UI → http://localhost:8787/admin
⚡ API docs → http://localhost:8787/docs
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Global Latency
300+
Edge Locations
0
Cold Starts
99.9%
Uptime
Engineered for speed.
Flare CMS leverages the latest Cloudflare technologies to provide a headless experience that is faster than traditional CMS architectures.
Edge-Native
Runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers. D1 for database, R2 for media, KV for cache. No origin server needed.
Admin Dashboard
Built-in content management UI with Quill rich text editor, media uploads, collection management, and user authentication.
API-First
RESTful JSON API with sorting and pagination. Scalar API docs at /docs. JWT authentication for protected routes.
Schema Collections
Define content types with typed schemas. String, textarea, Quill rich text, media, select, datetime, and slug fields.
Workflow & Versioning
Draft, review, and publish workflow. Content versioning with history tracking. Scheduled publishing via cron triggers.
Any Frontend
Standard REST API works with any framework — Astro, React, Vue, Svelte, or vanilla JS. Fetch your content from anywhere.
Define your schema. Fetch it anywhere.
Collections are TypeScript objects with typed fields. The API is generated automatically.
blog-posts.collection.ts Schema
import type { CollectionConfig } from '@flare-cms/core'
export default {
name: 'blog-posts',
displayName: 'Blog Posts',
schema: {
type: 'object',
properties: {
title: { type: 'string', title: 'Title', required: true },
slug: { type: 'slug', title: 'URL Slug' },
excerpt: { type: 'textarea', title: 'Excerpt' },
content: { type: 'quill', title: 'Content' },
featuredImage: { type: 'media', title: 'Image' },
author: { type: 'string', title: 'Author' },
},
required: ['title', 'slug', 'content', 'author']
},
listFields: ['title', 'author', 'status'],
defaultSort: 'createdAt',
defaultSortOrder: 'desc'
} satisfies CollectionConfig GET /api/collections/blog-posts/content Response
GET /api/collections/blog-posts/content
{
"data": [
{
"id": "content-blog-posts-d13a588a",
"title": "Deploying to the Edge",
"slug": "deploying-to-the-edge",
"status": "published",
"data": {
"title": "Deploying to the Edge",
"content": "Your content here...
",
"slug": "deploying-to-the-edge",
"author": "Jaime Aleman"
},
"created_at": 1770192000000,
"updated_at": 1770192000000
}
],
"meta": {
"count": 1,
"timestamp": "2026-03-02T00:00:00Z",
"cache": { "hit": true, "source": "kv" }
}
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