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Magnolia

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History

Magnolia CMS was developed by two software entrepreneurs by the names of Boris Kraft and Pascal Mangold who had an interest in creating a content management system. Magnolia began in 1997 in Basel, Switzerland.

Requirements

Software requirements for Magnolia CMS is a requirement of a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run. On windows you will additionally need Java SE Development Kit (JDK). Magnolia also has requirements for hardware recommending CPU: 4vCPU, 12 GB of memory for author instance and 8GB for public instances, and storage of about 30 GB but will vary depending on content.

Hosted/Self-Hosted

Magnolia has the option to be self-hosted by also has an option that offers a cloud solution for secure cloud environment, development tools, and services.

Cost

Magnolia is an open source CMS that is free but offers the self-hosted DXP option for $3,000 per month and then custom pricing on the cloud DXP.

Users Widley

Magnolia CMS has clients in over 100 countries and delivers digital news to over 70 million users daily.