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    Learn how to setup and use plym to host your own CMS or get started with plym Cloud.

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    Getting Started

    Introduction

    plym is an open source CMS built for a world where agents are first-class citizens. It helps you build blazing-fast blogs, optimised SEO and discoverability by LLMs like ChatGPT.

    Installation

    Guide to install and troubleshoot plym.

    Content Management

    Your first post

    Get started with editing your first post, add metadata, and learn more.

    Categories

    Learn how to categorize posts, arrange them in order, and group them under one path using Categories.

    Leads

    plym ships a webhook which can be used by template authors to collect form data without running an external backend.

    Configuration

    Basics

    plym is highly configurable on both the backend and the templating side. Learn how to customise your plym instance or template.

    Instance configuration

    Comprehensive guide to customising plym instance

    Template configuration

    Learn how to customise plym templates

    Custom templates

    An easy, step-by-step guide to building a plym template. plym runs on Jinja2 templating engine, and hence you can 100% of your own UI for your blogs.

    Deployment

    Set up a domain

    plym lets you connect your domain, issue an SSL certificate with an auto-renewal job in one command. Learn how to connect your plym blog with a domain name.

    Subdirectory

    Learn how to host Plym in a subdirectory (such as /blog or /docs) on your apex domain.

    Reverse proxy examples

    Complete configuration for nginx, Caddy, Traefik, and a CDN in front of plym. What every front end must forward, which paths are safe to cache at the edge, and the three failure signatures to check for.

    Identity and Access

    Roles

    plym has a built-in IAM system for different kinds of users. This page is a comprehensive guide to roles and access levels.

    Managing users

    Add accounts, reset passwords, and deactivate accounts — from the admin portal or four administrator-only endpoints.

    MCP Server

    Introduction

    plym ships an MCP server that gives an AI client read and write access to your blog.

    Client setup

    Add your plym MCP endpoint to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Desktop. The two credential headers, a full config for each client, and the curl pair that proves the endpoint works before you blame the client.

    Features

    A complete list of features that plym MCP server exposes.