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System Guide
Automad is a flat-file content management system. Instead of a database, it stores all content, settings and drafts as plain JSON files in your installation directory. This makes your site fast, robust and easy to move, and it keeps the system requirements to a minimum.
Configuration
Automad is a flat-file content management system designed for performance and straightforward configuration. Configuration can be managed through several methods depending on the context and scope of the settings being configured.
RSS Feed & Sitemap
Automad generates an RSS feed and an XML sitemap for your site. The feed lets visitors follow your content in a feed reader, while the sitemap helps search engines to find all of your pages. Both work without any setup.
Debugging
Understanding what Automad is doing internally can be helpful during theme and extension development or when troubleshooting an installation. Debug logging can be enabled temporarily through System Setting → Debug.
Encrypting Secrets
Automad stores credentials such as the mail server password, AI provider API keys and the hashes of MCP access tokens as PHP files in the config directory of your installation. This page explains how you can encrypt those secrets with your own key and how to provide that key in different server environments.
User Accounts
Every person who works on your site signs in to the dashboard with their own user account. This page explains how to manage your own account, secure it with two-factor authentication, recover access and invite other people to collaborate with you. All of these options can be found in the Users section of the System Settings.