Research different git-based CMS systems available

[BenJetson]

Each of the ones I find I'm just going to leave as a comment here.

[BenJetson]

Forestry

https://forestry.io

Things I like:

• Cost is free for a single developer.
• Supports previews of the post.
• Supports many different media/image storing options, including Git LFS and AWS S3.
• App hosted in cloud, can access from everywhere.
• Supports GitHub authentication.

Things I don't like:

• 2.0 product coming soon? - yes; Forestry has shut down
• No support for using CMS locally (have to use their server)

[BenJetson]

Sanity

https://sanity.io

Things I like:

• Cost free for single developer

Things I don't like:

• Cloud service not available. Would need to open app on local computer to use.

[BenJetson]

Netlify CMS

Website: https://www.netlifycms.org/
Demo: https://cms-demo.netlify.com/#/collections/posts

Things I like:

• I've used Netlify before.
• Can use CMS without using Netlify hosting.
• Free for single developer.
• CMS hosted with current site on same domain, just add a few static files and Netlify provides backend.

Things I don't like:

• Still need to keep Netlify active.

[BenJetson]

Tina CMS

https://tina.io

Things I like:

• No cost for a single developer, or event two developers.
• CMS editor interface is hosted on my site's own domain.
• Support for editing locally without deploying.
• Live preview support for React sites; instant preview like local development server.
• If I did not want to use the Tina Cloud service, I could use self-hosted Tina.

Things I don't like:

• ...

Other info:

• This is the next-generation product of Forestry (comparison)