MiniCMS

MiniCMS is a lightweight, self‑contained content management system written in Rust. It uses Actix‑Web for the HTTP server and Turso for a local SQLite‑like database. The goal is to provide a minimal, easy‑to‑run example that can be extended for learning or small projects.

Features

• Simple API – A few endpoints for creating, reading, and listing posts.
• Admin panel – A very small HTML interface for editing pages and posts.
• Local database – Uses Turso’s local mode to store data in a single file (my-database.db).
• Zero configuration – Just run cargo run and the server starts on 127.0.0.1:8080.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Rust (stable) – install from https://rustup.rs/
• Cargo – comes with Rust.

Build and Run

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/minicms.git
cd minicms

# Build and run the server
cargo run

The server will start and you can visit:

• http://127.0.0.1:8080/ – Hello world endpoint.
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/hey – Manual hello endpoint.
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/echo – POST endpoint that echoes the request body.

Admin Panel

The admin panel is a simple HTML page located in templates/admin.html. It allows you to create and edit posts. To access it, navigate to:

http://127.0.0.1:8080/admin

Note

: The admin panel is intentionally minimal and does not include authentication. For production use, add proper authentication and validation.

Project Structure

├── Cargo.toml
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs             # Application entry point
│   ├── database.rs         # Database helper functions
│   └── templates/
│       └── admin.html      # Simple admin UI
└── minicms.db              # SQLite database file (created on first run)

Extending MiniCMS

• Add routes – Add new Actix routes in main.rs.
• Add models – Define new database tables in database.rs.
• Improve UI – Replace the static admin.html with a full‑featured frontend.

License

MIT © 2026 Alex Wellnitz