Launch of Nim Website Creator version 5.0.0

Would like to set up a personal or business website within minutes? Have multiple functions and tools within a few clicks in the browser? Then follow the guide below, to install NimWC.

Install Nim

Nim can easily be installed with the command:

 curl https://nim-lang.org/choosenim/init.sh -sSf | sh

Install NimWC

You can install it with Nimble or compile it.

Nimble:

 nimble install nimwc 

Compile:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ThomasTJdev/nim_websitecreator

# Navigate to the folder
cd nim_websitecreator

# Set up the config file
cp config/config_default.cfg config/config.cfg

# Edit the config file
nano config/config.cfg

# Install dependencies
nimble install jester recaptcha bcrypt datetime2human otp firejail webp

# Compile NimWC
nim c nimwc.nim

# Add admin user
./nimwc --newuser -u:admin -e:admin@admin.com -p:password123

# Insert standard data (optional)
./nimwc --insertdata

# Run!
./nimwc

# Login on 127.0.0.1:7000/login

Blogs and pages

• 1 Click Blogging posts directly from browser.
• 1 Click Static web pages directly from browser.
• WYSIWYG & Drag'n'Drop Editors with Summernote, CodeMirror or GrapesJS.
• Custom title, meta description and keywords for each page, SEO friendly.
• Custom head, navbar and footer, no hardcoded watermarks, links or logos.
• Upload files and images (private or public) directly from browser.
• 1 language for the whole stack, including high performance modules, scripting, devops, deploy, from WebAssembly to Assembly.

Security

• Self-Firejailing Web Framework (It Firejails itself) Best Linux Security integrated on the Core.
• 2 Factor Athentication TOTP
• ReCAPTCHA
• HoneyPot-Field
• BCrypt+Salt password hashing
• SQL Type-checked and Query-checked at compile-time, no SQL injections.
• Multiple users with different ranks, role based access control.
• Admin can choose how much CPU & RAM NimWC can use from the Admin Dashboard.
• We recommend FreeOTP 2 Factor Athentication App because is Open Source.

Configuration

• Edit core or custom JS and CSS directly from browser, UI/UX Designer friendly.
• Log Viewer directly from browser.
• Auto-Rotating file Logger.
• Server Info Page for Admins.
• Force Server restart for Admins.
• Edit main config file directly from browser
• Recompilation without down times.
• Webserver hosting your page on 127.0.0.1:7000
• Colored output on the Terminal.
• Email notification on critical errors.

Plugins

• Plugin Store integrated
• Enable and disable plugins directly from browser. Open Source or Private Plugins.
• Plugin skeleton creator to create your own new plugins.
• Plugins can do anything you want on Frontend and Backend.
• Develop your own plugins - NimWC plugin repository

Database

• Postgres (if you are using the NimWC docker file, you do not need to install Postgres)
• SQLite

Performance

• High performance with low resources (RPi, VPS, cloud, old pc, etc).
• Runs on any non-Windows OS, Architecture and Hardware that can compile C code.
• Independent TechEmpower Benchmarks show Nim web server as one of the fastest in the world.
• High Availability design by default.
• Full Stack with the same programming language, including DevOps and Scripting.
• 0 Dependency binary (Postgres/SSL/WebP/Firejail required if using it).
• No /node_modules/, but very powerful builtin Templating engine.
• Compile-Time precomputed arbitrary function execution is used when possible.
• No Global Interpreter Lock, no single-Thread, no single-Core, no Interpreter. Use all your 32 CPU Cores.

Responsive

• Uses responsive Bulma CSS framework, supports Bootstrap CSS framework.
• JavaScript framework agnostic, use Nim, Karax, vanilla JS, you choose.

Other

• WebP automatic Image and Photo Optimizations.
• NGINX Config template.
• SystemD Service template.
• Vagrantfile template.
• Dockerfile template.