In simple English
This tool lets you build and publish web pages using a visual editor. You drag and drop pieces on your screen to design the layout. It runs on your own server, so you keep control of your data and your files. It gives you an alternative to paid website builders that charge monthly fees. You can host it yourself for free or pay for managed hosting.
What it is
Frappe Builder is a low-code website builder built on top of the Frappe Framework (a full-stack web application framework used to build business software). It provides a visual design interface, responsive layout controls, and a built-in content management system.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want to design custom landing pages or business websites without writing HTML and CSS from scratch. It removes the need to pay for hosted website builders by letting you run your own site on cheap virtual servers.
- Visual editor with a layout experience similar to Figma.
- Generates clean pages that score high on performance tests.
- Includes built-in analytics to track visitors and page views.
- Requires Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server) or the Frappe Bench tool for installation.
- Needs at least 2 GB of memory to run smoothly.
- Self-hosting means you must handle your own server updates and backups.
Paid website builders and manual HTML coding.
Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server)
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mkdir frappe-builder && cd frappe-builder wget -O docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frappe/builder/develop/docker/docker-compose.yml wget -O init.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frappe/builder/develop/docker/init.sh docker compose up