Start with a working example

The shortest path to understanding TeqCMS is to run this site's source locally. You'll need Node.js 20 or newer, npm, and Git.

Run this promotional site

git clone https://github.com/flancer32/teq-cms-promo.git
cd teq-cms-promo
npm ci
cp .env.sample .env
npm start

Open http://localhost:3000/en/index.html or http://localhost:3000/ru/index.html for HTML. The sample selects Nunjucks, English and Russian, and the publication configuration. Set TEQ_CMS__BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000 in your .env for local canonical URLs.

Make an edit you can see

Edit tmpl/web/en/index.md, then request the English page again. Edit the Russian file independently. Page bodies are Markdown, not Nunjucks templates.

To add a page such as hello, create tmpl/web/en/hello.md:

---
title: Hello — my site
description: My first TeqCMS publication.
date: 2026-09-30
---
# Hello

This page comes from a Markdown file.

The existing presentation renders /en/hello.html; /en/hello.md returns the English Markdown source. Create the corresponding Russian file to make /ru/hello.html and /ru/hello.md available. Without an extension, /hello lets the CMS select the format and, for HTML, a language from the request; see URL selection.

Move toward your own site

Adapt the content and templates, configure your own public base URL, and review your Git diff. The configuration guide explains the settings. Regenerate discovery files after changing publications; see CLI.

For a new host application rather than this example, follow the engine publication guide and its host configuration. I can help with setup or migration.