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Spec sheet

Product
Masthead is a publishing platform where a website's theme defines both its appearance and the editing experience.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Audience
Masthead describes agencies, independent developers, theme developers and site owners as intended users.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · masthead.site
Integrations
Masthead supports signing up with GitHub and importing content from Hugo; its docs describe self-hosting with Docker or Phoenix.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.masthead.site
Security
Themes render in a sandbox and cannot query the database, run server code or access the filesystem.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Collaboration
The paid plan lets site owners invite collaborators to a site.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Custom domain
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · masthead.site
Custom domains
The paid plan includes a custom domain, and Masthead provisions TLS certificates automatically.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Hosting
Each site is available on its own Masthead subdomain and served over HTTPS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Imports
Masthead supports importing a Hugo site or individual Markdown and HTML files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.masthead.site
Limits
Masthead is not a page builder and has no plugin directory; owners edit the fields defined by each theme.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Publishing
Site owners can write posts and pages in Markdown or HTML and publish them on a Masthead subdomain or custom domain.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.masthead.site
Self-hosting
Masthead can be self-hosted as a Docker container or Phoenix application, but pre-built Docker images are not currently provided.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.masthead.site
Statistics
The paid plan includes visitor statistics counted without cookies or a tracking script.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Theme customization
custom codeRead 22 Sep 2026 · masthead.site
Theme editor
Themes declare site settings, post and page fields, and page types that Masthead uses to build the site's admin.Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site

Plans and prices

Free Free €0 forever Unlimited posts and pages · Markdown or HTML · Marketplace themes or upload your own · masthead.site address · Automatic HTTPS · Image and file uploads · Tags and drafts · Hugo import Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site
Paid €5 a month or €50 billed yearly. Cancel any time. Everything in Free · Custom domain · Automatic TLS certificates · Collaborators · Visitor statistics Read 11 Oct 2026 · masthead.site

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