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Introduction

Your complete guide to deploying, customizing, and extending Raytha CMS. Learn how to build templates, create custom content types, and integrate advanced features.

getting_started Updated Nov 15, 2025

Raytha is a versatile and lightweight general purpose content management system. Create any type of website by easily configuring custom content types and HTML templates that can be directly edited within the platform.

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Feature Highlights

  • Content Types: Effortlessly create and customize content types, no code changes required.

  • Role Based Access Control: Design customized roles with specific access permissions and assign them to individual users.

  • Built In Template Engine: Easily modify templates within the platform using the popular Liquid templating engine.

  • Headless Mode: Instant access to a REST API based on your content, automatically generated for you.

  • Audit Logs: Built-in audit trail that tracks all edits made for enhanced security.

  • Single Sign On: SAML and Json Web Token authentication are available out of the box for both administrators and public users.

  • Revisions: Revisions of all content and templates are stored, enabling you to go back and revert to a previous version if needed.

  • File Storage: The platform supports local file storage by default, but cloud storage options such as Azure Blob or S3-Compatible can be enabled if desired.

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Advanced Settings

Raytha offers a plethora of environment variable settings that you can set to take advantage of additional functionality. If you want to set SMTP settings to ensure that Forgot Password and other similar emails are sent from Raytha, or use a cloud storage such as S3 or Azure Blob, then review the environment variables in the docker-compose.yml file.

Why Raytha?

Content Managers Love It

📝 Content managers love Raytha not only for its minimal learning curve, simplicity, and self-evident UI, but also for its ease of granting different permission levels and roles to various admins, as well as its ability to revert back to previous versions of articles effortlessly. Raytha's audit logs functionality is also highly valued by content administrators, allowing them to keep track of all changes made to the content, and ensuring greater transparency and accountability across the organization.

Rapid Prototyping

👨‍💻 Know HTML? Raytha makes it easy for project managers and tech-savvy individuals to create custom websites in a snap. You can go the distance with just a basic understanding of HTML. From blogs and corporate sites to photo and video galleries, event websites, job boards, and beyond, Raytha can help you rapidly prototype a new concept.

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