Product Information
What is Gentics mesh?
No Setup Required - No Dependencies
Simply download a single JAR file and dive straight into frontend development with your preferred technology. Gentics Mesh comes with an embedded graph database and Elasticsearch index. No external dependencies... except Java.
Full RESTful API
Tired of not being able to manipulate certain aspects of your CMS? The RESTful API allows you to perform CRUD operations on any Gentics Mesh element—including user management and file uploads.
GraphQL API
Get exactly what you need—nothing more! Enjoy using the GraphQL API as an efficient alternative to the RESTful approach, fetching content with minimal JSON payloads. Specify which fields to retrieve and obtain deeply nested datasets.
User Management for Your Application
No need to handle user management in your app! Gentics Mesh features extensible user profiles and provides secure authentication and authorization built on roles and permissions.
Dynamic Navigation Menus and Breadcrumbs
No hardcoded routes! Organize your content in a tree structure and leverage automatic navigation menus and breadcrumbs without developer intervention.
Pretty URLs and Unbreakable Links
Deliver content through clean URLs and relax as Gentics Mesh automatically resolves your links to the correct content items—no effort required from you or your developers.
Elasticsearch Out of the Box
Gentics Mesh includes a built-in search index—no need to set up a separate service. All your data is queryable, of course, protected by our permission system.
Linear Scalability
Our architecture enables linear scalability, so your application can grow alongside demand.
Open Source
Gentics Mesh is free to use in any project of your choice! Licensed under Apache License v2.0, enjoy maximum freedom with Gentics Mesh.
Professional Services
We’ve got your back! Benefit from fast SLA support, expert consulting, and certified training.
How to use Gentics mesh?
Gentics Mesh is an open-source, API-first headless content management system (CMS) offering multilingual support and version control, designed to simplify frontend development with powerful APIs, allowing developers to focus on building applications.
Core Functions of Gentics mesh
GraphQL
Headless Content Management System
Content Management
Usage Scenarios of Gentics mesh
- Engage in front-end development
- Manipulate any element of a CMS via API, including user management and file uploads
- Efficiently retrieve specific content data
- Manage app users and permissions
- Build dynamic navigation menus and breadcrumbs
- Publish content and automatically handle aesthetic URLs and links
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