Self-host

Self-host as a CMS website.

Klott isn't just an editor — it's a deploy-it-yourself CMS for your own site or blog. Drop the bundle onto any shared PHP host (Loopia, Hostinger, anywhere with FTP) and you get a private writing surface plus public share links from your own domain.

A static bundle plus a tiny PHP backend — no Node server, no Docker, no managed vendor. An honest alternative to Notion, Ghost, and Substack when you want to own the whole thing.

View source on GitHub →Release manifest

Spin up your own Klott CMS in four steps

  1. Get the source

    Clone the repository from GitHub — static HTML/JS plus the PHP backend live together in one repo.

  2. Upload to your host

    FTP the built bundle into your web folder — e.g. public_html/ for webroot, or a subfolder of your choice. No build step on the server.

  3. Edit config.json

    Set basePath to your subfolder (or "" for webroot) and shareHost to your domain. That’s the entire configuration.

  4. Open your install URL

    Type your email at the identity prompt, start writing, and share links from your own domain.

Full instructions ship inside the repo as INSTALL.md.