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CMS Made Simple on Ubuntu 24.04

Azure Applications

CMS Made Simple is an open source PHP content management system for building and running websites: pages, templates, an admin console and a module ecosystem.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) is a mature content management system for building and maintaining websites. Editors work in an admin console to manage a tree of pages, assign templates and stylesheets through the Design Manager, and extend the site from a large module ecosystem, while the front end serves the published site to visitors. It runs on the classic LAMP stack, storing all content in a MySQL compatible database.

It suits agencies, small businesses and organisations that want a stable, self hosted CMS with clean separation between content and design: brochure and marketing sites, small business websites, and multi page content sites maintained by a small editorial team.

Why the cloudimg image

Standing up CMS Made Simple normally means installing the LAMP stack, running the web based installation assistant by hand and then locking it away. cloudimg ships CMS Made Simple 2.2.24 with its bundled Smarty template engine patched to 4.5.8, no web installer and no shared database: each VM's first boot creates its own database, site salt, login cookie key and administrator password, then loads the default sample site so the front end renders a real site the first time you browse to it. The site is served over HTTPS from first boot, uploads never run as code or as pages, the admin login is rate limited and the database is reachable only through a local socket. Your content and uploaded media sit on a dedicated data disk, a written deploy guide walks you through launch and first sign in, and every image is backed by 24/7 support.

Common uses

  • Business and brochure websites
  • Marketing and campaign sites
  • Editor managed multi page content

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.

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