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Download the current DesertCMS release artifacts. Source is available for development and review; the OpenBSD runtime bundle is the practical server-side install artifact.
DesertCMS is a Perl CGI application, so the binary option is a ready-to-run OpenBSD runtime bundle rather than a compiled executable.
Release Artifacts
Source: Full source tree with tests, docs, installer examples, templates, themes, and OpenBSD tooling. Size: 217.6 KB. SHA-256: 7d11def4bd7d1ce0b6538f06bf98669797fdfb198a22de7dcd04517ea2293ad2
desertcms-source-2026-06-29.tar.gz - 217.6 KB
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OpenBSD runtime bundle: Ready-to-place application bundle for OpenBSD httpd, slowcgi, SQLite, and the included installer scripts. Size: 193.0 KB. SHA-256: 6e2b90aa442145bd3c98b8c045cb0a18eabe97950f1bc42e935b81eb2be3d2c6
desertcms-openbsd-runtime-2026-06-29.tar.gz - 193.0 KB
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Install Path
tar -xzf desertcms-openbsd-runtime-2026-06-29.tar.gz
cd desertcms
perl install/openbsd-install.pl --dry-run --domain example.com
Always run the dry-run first. It prints the DNS, TLS, firewall, filesystem, package, service, and CMS initialization work before touching the server.