A Rust-native headless CMS with an embedded admin dashboard, PostgreSQL backend, and a single binary that embeds its own migrations.
Chukfi ships as a single Rust binary via cargo install chukfi-bin. Migrations are embedded — they run automatically on startup. No Node.js, no Python, no Docker required to run the API. The admin dashboard is bundled in the binary; no separate build step.
# Install the binary cargo install chukfi-bin # Start your CMS chukfi serve # Generate a dev token chukfi token you@example.com # Seed demo data chukfi seed
Everything you need in a headless CMS, compiled to a single binary.
Axum API compiled to a single binary. Sub-millisecond cold starts, embedded SQL migrations via sqlx.
Optional WASM-compiled admin UI with Quill 2.0 rich text editor, media library, and content type builder. The embedded vanilla-JS dashboard is the zero-dependency default.
AWS RDS PostgreSQL 16 for dev and production. Per-developer `db.t4g.micro` instances via `chukfi db create` — tear down when not in use.
Config-driven roles (Admin, Publisher, Editor), append-only audit log, JWT auth with magic-link support.
Define schemas with typed fields (Text, Rich Text, Date, Number, Media) in JSON config. Generate TypeScript types.
Deploy to ARM64 EC2 + ALB + RDS + S3. Media library supports local filesystem or S3 with one env var.
Axum server on :4321. Embedded migrations. Auto-creates users in dev mode.
Vanilla-JS dashboard bundled in the binary. Served automatically at /admin — no build step, no Node. Dioxus 0.7 WASM available as an optional richer interface.
Per-dev `db.t4g.micro` RDS instance. Create with `chukfi db create`, tear down with `chukfi db destroy`.