A self-hosted PHP platform combining CMS, e-commerce and more, built-in
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We used WordPress ourselves but struggled with ongoing maintenance. So we built an internal alternative CMS that met our needs. After two years of development, we decided to make it open source.You can try the live demo (credentials included), explore the source code, and read the documentation here:Try live demo: https://getvale.org/try-vale Source: https://github.com/MIDILLI-Tech/vale/ Docs: https://docs.getvale.orgIf you have any feedback, comments, or questions, I'd be happy to answer them!
HN · launched Nov 12, 2026 · 13 upvotes (top 34%) · 0 views
Niche: self-hosted software platforms · 79 launches, 5 in the last 7 days ▼ -50% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Developer
- Not AI
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More like this: all 79 launches in self-hosted software platforms →
Could you build this?
Yes A self-hosted PHP CMS with admin, content management, theming, accounts, and basic e-commerce is largely CRUD and templating work that an AI assistant can produce in weeks. The owners already have a working codebase and documentation.
Discussion
4 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: WordPress
Concerns raised: Admin panel looks AI-generated, Unclear whether a company backs it
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 67 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #18 of 68 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 377 days after the earliest competitor.
- Vale · ph · 2026-11-12 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.59
- Ramasite, a Self-Contained Laravel/Filament/SQLite CMS · hn · 2026-11-12 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- I built a minimal open-source CMS (FREE) · hn · 2026-01-02 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- cms · github · 2026-11-06 · 64 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- PhpEZ · hn · 2026-08-29 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.40
- Pishdad · github · 2026-09-26 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.39
- Libredesk · hn · 2026-04-20 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.38
- Libredesk · hn · 2026-04-19 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.38
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