Developer resources

Quick paths into documentation and GitHub for building themes, plugins, and integrations on NebulaCMS. For a role-based reading order, start with Start here in the docs.

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Documentation

Guides and references for installing, using, and extending NebulaCMS.

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Choose your path: content editing, hosting, or development.

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Overview

What NebulaCMS is and how the stack is organized.

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About NebulaCMS

Project goals, documentation languages, and where to follow the roadmap.

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Install & configure

Installation

Install dependencies, configure the environment, and run the application.

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Configuration

Important environment variables and config files.

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Media storage & variants

Image variants, storage disks, S3, and CDN URLs.

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Themes & plugins

Theme system

Theme structure, theme.json, Blade views, and assets.

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Plugin development

Plugin layout, activation, and plugin.json.

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Hooks and filters

Extending NebulaCMS with actions and filters.

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Static pages

Theme-based static routes and template hierarchy.

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API, content model & frontend

REST API

JSON API for published posts.

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Content model (posts & pages)

Posts, pages, taxonomies, and database concepts.

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Frontend routing

Public URLs, blog, pages, previews, and feeds.

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Admin reference

Route names and permissions for the admin panel (developers).

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Operations & security

Operations & deployment

Scheduler, cron, backups, and production notes.

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Security

Hardening, permissions, and related policies.

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Extended references

Long-form companions to the guides above. Prefer the shorter topic pages first; open these when you need exhaustive detail or a full walkthrough.

Theme documentation (full)

Exhaustive theme reference — use after Theme system when you need every option.

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Theme development guide (full)

Long tutorial-style theme build — pair with the shorter Theme system page.

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Hooks and templates (full)

Full hook list and template notes — for deep customization beyond Hooks and filters.

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Static pages (full)

Original long-form static pages guide — see Static pages first for the essentials.

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GitHub

Source code

Browse the NebulaCMS repository, branches, and file tree.

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Releases

Versioned downloads and release notes.

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Issues

Report bugs, ask questions, and follow development discussion.

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Contribute

How to propose changes, run the project locally, and submit pull requests.

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