New: the Niche Finder

Find a niche you can win. fastCMS builds the blog.

Not sure what to blog about? Name a few niches you're curious about. fastCMS scores each one, finds a sub-niche a new blog can rank for, researches hundreds of real Google searches, then plans, writes and publishes the whole blog on your own hosting, as fast as a static site.

Get fastCMS, from €30 See the Niche Finder
  • One-time price
  • Self-hosted
  • No database to set up
  • Works fully by hand too
10 nichesscored for demand, competition and earning
~7¢per 2,000-word article with Claude Sonnet
0databases to create: one SQLite file
2 mininstaller, then a Get started checklist
Still the fast CMS

Fast was always the point. It still is.

fastCMS earned its name with perfect PageSpeed scores. Version 2 adds AI to the admin side without adding weight to the pages your visitors load.

  • Static page cache served by Apache. Most visitors get ready-made HTML; PHP doesn't even start.
  • Vanilla PHP 8.2. No framework, no Composer, no build step, nothing to go out of date.
  • A single-file SQLite database. Nothing to create in cPanel, and backups are one download.
  • Responsive WebP images in several sizes, so phones load small files.
Visitor→Apache→Cached HTML

Most requests stop here: a plain file from disk, no PHP, no database.

Cache miss→PHP 8.2→SQLite file

Only the first visit after a change builds the page, then it's cached again.

How it works

From empty hosting to a growing blog

About half an hour of your time. The rest happens in the background, day and night.

  1. Upload & install

    Unzip, upload to any PHP 8.2 + Apache host, open your site. The installer checks your server and says exactly what to fix.

  2. Connect an AI

    Paste a key for Claude (recommended), Gemini or DeepSeek. A monthly budget cap means no surprise bills.

  3. Find your niche

    Name a few interests. The Niche Finder scores them, picks a winnable sub-niche and plans articles from real Google searches. Already have a keyword? Skip straight to the plan.

  4. Build & grow

    It writes, illustrates and schedules every article. Later, Google and Bing numbers show what to improve, and AI fixes it in one click.

AI first, never AI only

Full automation, or as much as you want

Choose how much the AI does, per plan. Switch any time.

Autopilot

It runs the blog

Articles are written, illustrated and published on your schedule. With one cron job it keeps going while your browser is closed.

Co-pilot

Written now, your call

Every article is written straight away, with no schedule. Publish each one the moment it's ready, or keep it in Pending until you've read it.

Manual

You write, AI helps

A clean editor with content types, rewrite, expand, shorten and grammar tools, plus revision history. Or use it with no AI key at all.

Everything included

One app for the whole job

Niche Finder

Scored niche ideas, a winnable sub-niche and a plan built from real Google searches.

AI Autopilot

Write, illustrate and schedule the whole blog with Claude, Gemini or DeepSeek.

Images

AI images, free Unsplash and Pexels photos, and AI alt text. All WebP.

18 themes

6 built in and 12 free downloads, with a live customizer. Switch any time.

Monetization

Ad slots, AdSense Auto ads, affiliate short links and email sign-ups.

Growth

Google and Bing insights, one-click AI fixes and "Refresh with AI" for articles near page one.

Safe by design

Encrypted API keys, restore points and an undo for every AI plan.

1-click updates

Checksummed updates with an automatic backup and rollback.

See every feature

Themes

18 looks, one click apart

Preview any theme on your own content, set your colours and fonts, then make it live.

The Magazine theme

Magazine

Best for: Busy niche sites, news and reviews

Browse all 18 themes

Your next blog can write itself.

Upload, install in two minutes, type a keyword. fastCMS does the rest, as fast as a static site.

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