Every lazysite capability, grouped by topic. Open any page for the detail - each one links back here and on to the next, so you can step through a topic or read straight across.

Authoring

404 pageCustomise the not-found page with a standard Markdown file.
API modeOutput pure TT content with no Markdown conversion and no layout.
Content includesInline local or remote content directly into a page using ::: include.
Fenced divsWrap content in named CSS classes using ::: syntax.
Filtered scanFilter scan: results by field value to build sub-indexes and custom pages.
FormsAdd contact forms with built-in anti-spam and configurable dispatch.
Include TTLSet parent page cache TTL from an include block.
oEmbedEmbed video and audio from any oEmbed provider.
Page aliasesOld or alternate URLs that redirect to a page's canonical address.
Page scanScan a directory and return page metadata as a TT array variable.
QR codesRender a QR code for a link, payment URL or wifi string.
Query string variablesAccept URL query parameters as TT variables in a page.
Raw modeOutput converted content without the view template wrapper.
RegistriesGenerate sitemap.xml, llms.txt, and other files from page metadata.
Remote pagesServe Markdown content fetched from a remote URL via .url files.
RSS and Atom feedsPublish syndication feeds from pages with register: feed.rss or feed.atom.
SearchMake pages searchable and add a client-side search UI.
Showing the visitor's IPA live client_ip variable and the nocache flag, cache-safely.
Template Toolkit variablesUse TT variables and logic in page content and the active layout.

Configuration

Audited releases and supportGate-checked release builds and a five-year stable support period.
AuthenticationProtect pages with login requirements and group-based access control.
Backups and restoreContent and full-system snapshots, with domain rewrite on restore.
Config path overrideUse a custom lazysite.conf path via command-line arg or environment variable.
Content historyEvery save recorded as a version - view, diff and restore any of them.
Domain delegationDelegate a domain to a team - allow by group, confine by user.
FastCGI worker poolsPersistent per-site worker pools for the visitor-facing hot path.
LayoutsThe structural HTML template for your site.
lazysite.confDefine site-wide variables for layouts and page content.
ManagerWeb-based admin surface covering content, appearance, users, domains, and operations.
Manager stays interactiveManager accounts cannot be driven over the API or MCP.
Move a site (site packages / content migration)
Multi-siteMany first-class domains on one lazysite instance, with one login.
MultilingualLanguage sets - sibling per-language sites the engine understands.
nav.confDefine site navigation as a plain text file.
NotificationsOperator notifications - the manager bell, with optional XMPP delivery.
Overlay installLay lazysite over an existing static site, keeping every page live.
Packaged installsDebian packages, the lazysite CLI, and per-site provisioning.
PaymentGate content behind x402 payments with optional member bypass.
Per-page layout overrideRender a specific page with a different layout via front matter.
Remote layoutsLoad a layout template from a remote URL with local caching.
Scanner blockingAuto-block IPs that hammer vulnerability-scanner probe URLs.
Service killswitchesEvery machine channel ships off; each is one explicit switch.
Session revocationSee every live sign-in and end any of them from the manager.
Theme and layout publishingAuthor themes and layouts over WebDAV, preview them, and activate with a safe back-out - on your own or with an automated partner.
theme.jsonTheme manifest - metadata, layout compatibility, design tokens, file list.
ThemesDesign tokens and assets for a layout. Install multiple, activate one.
Update channel (the edge < beta < stable ladder)
Visitor analyticsFirst-party, cookie-free statistics - anonymised at write.
WebDAV publishingPublish content over WebDAV with per-user credentials and access controls.

Development

Cache managementHow lazysite caches pages and how to control regeneration.
Content type cacheHow lazysite caches content types for raw and api mode pages.
Development serverRun lazysite locally without Apache using the built-in dev server.
LAZYSITE_NOCACHEBypass cache reads and writes for development and testing.
Link auditFind orphaned pages and broken internal links.
Site doctorThe install health and permissions checker, with safe automatic fixes.
Static site generationPre-render all pages for deployment to static hosting.