Documentation

What is Dune?

Dune is a flat-file CMS for Deno. You write content in Markdown, build themes with Preact TSX, and run the whole thing as a standard Deno HTTP server. No database, no build pipeline, no vendor lock-in.

Quick links

• Getting Started — scaffold your first site in 5 minutes
• Configuration — site.yaml options and deno.json setup
• Content — markdown files, frontmatter, and content structure
• Themes — TSX-based themes, layouts, and theme inheritance
• Plugins — the plugin hook system and publishing to JSR
• Deployment — running in production on a VPS or Deno Deploy

Prerequisites

• Deno 2.x or later
• A terminal and a text editor — that's it