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DesertCMS is a static-first Perl CMS for OpenBSD, SQLite, httpd, and slowcgi.
Download the current DesertCMS release artifacts. Source is available for development and review; the OpenBSD runtime bundle is the practical server-side install and admin-upgrade artifact.
DesertCMS is a Perl CGI application. The runtime bundle packages the app, scripts, default theme, docs, and OpenBSD operational files for server installs and admin upgrades.
Release Artifacts
Source: Full source tree with tests, docs, installer examples, templates, themes, and OpenBSD tooling. Size: 1.6 MB. SHA-256: ba5edd39c9bb072312245b597706d0b25e82a67bc197fc567b8599541c5ab196
desertcms-source-2.0.2.tar.gz - 1.6 MB
desertcms-source-2.0.2.tar.gz.sha256
OpenBSD runtime bundle: Ready-to-place application bundle for OpenBSD httpd, slowcgi, SQLite, and the included installer scripts. Size: 1.4 MB. SHA-256: e92cf75c81a0017632ed3d3c2dfd86d434bbce5295ea8be1bb68303cb806bc80
desertcms-openbsd-runtime-2.0.2.tar.gz - 1.4 MB
desertcms-openbsd-runtime-2.0.2.tar.gz.sha256
Install Path
Initial install:
tar -xzf desertcms-openbsd-runtime-2.0.2.tar.gz
cd desertcms
perl install/openbsd-install.pl --dry-run --domain example.com --public-root-name example-site
Existing install:
Admin Settings > Upgrade DesertCMS > upload this runtime tar.gz
Always run the dry-run first. It prints the DNS, TLS, firewall, filesystem, package, service, and CMS initialization work before touching the server.