Self-host changerawr
v1.0.7.4Changelog management with widgets, API, and email
- Stars
- 325
- Port
- 3000 (Next.js application server)
- Requires
- Node.js, PostgreSQL
ghcr.io/supernova3339/changerawr
What is changerawr?
Changerawr is a changelog management system (CMS) that lets developers write changelog entries once and publish them everywhere — as a public page on a custom domain, embeddable widgets for websites, email notifications to subscribers, and a headless REST API with SDKs and a CLI. It features a content editor with full revision history, AI-assisted writing, tags and versioning, passkey/OAuth2/SAML authentication, full-text search, and a Slack integration. The software runs on Node.js 24+ with PostgreSQL and is deployed via Docker Compose or manual build. It uses a custom Non-Commercial Open Source License that permits commercial use but prohibits selling the software itself. The project is production-ready with regular releases.
Should you self-host changerawr?
changerawr scores 48/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #15 of 18 in Content Management. It has 325 GitHub stars.
It shipped 8 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v1.0.7.4, came out on 17 September 2026. New versions land roughly every 2 days.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is EmDash (67/100, 14 030 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See changerawr vs EmDash side by side.
Features
- AI-assisted writingOptional AI tagger service required for tag suggestions
- Changelog editor with revision history
- CLI Tool
- Custom domains with SSLRequires nginx-agent setup for SSL certificates
- Email notifications
- Embeddable Widgets
- Extensible markdown engine
- Full-Text Search
- Headless / REST API
- Passkey, OAuth2, and SAML authentication
- Public changelog pages
- SDKs for popular languages
- Slack integration
- Tags and versioning
changerawr README
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