How a Git-based Headless CMS Solves Challenges of Traditional Database-centric CMS Architectures

Explore the advantages of using Git as a backend for content management systems (CMS) in this 47-minute conference talk sponsored by CrafterCMS. Discover how Git-based headless CMS solutions address the limitations of traditional database-centric architectures. Learn about the benefits of Git for managing file-based content, supporting sophisticated versioning, enabling distributed workflows, and facilitating branching. Examine how Git-based CMS can improve scalability, distribution, and security compared to database-backed systems. Delve into the specific design and implementation choices of CrafterCMS, an open-source Git-based headless CMS used by major enterprises. Gain insights into how this approach eliminates content freezes, integrates with CI/CD tools, provides cloud-native elastic scalability, and supports DevContentOps processes. Understand how Git-based CMS can enhance the development of dynamic, multi-channel digital experiences for modern enterprise environments.