Download Basehim
Basehim is free and open source under the MIT license. Download the release archive, upload it to your server and open the site in a browser: the installer completes the setup in about five minutes.
The button always downloads the latest release: one zip file of about 2 MB with a single basehim folder inside. Basehim is free to use for any site, including your clients' sites.
System requirements
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| PHP | 8.1 or later; 8.2 or 8.3 recommended |
| PHP extensions | Required: pdo_mysql, mbstring, openssl, fileinfo.Recommended: gd (image sizes), curl (updates and the marketplace), zip (updates, and installing themes and apps from the dashboard). |
| Database | MySQL 5.7 or later, or MariaDB 10.3 or later |
| Web server | Apache or LiteSpeed with mod_rewrite. nginx is supported with equivalent rules in the server configuration. |
| Disk space | About 30 MB, plus uploaded media |
Basehim can be installed at the domain root or in a subfolder, such as example.com/blog. The installer checks each requirement before it changes anything and explains how to fix any that are missing.
Deployment
- Download basehim.zip with the button above.
- Upload the contents of its basehim folder to your web root (for example public_html) or a subfolder, and create an empty database with a user that has full privileges on it.
- Open the site in a browser. The installer checks the server, connects to the database and creates the administrator account.
Shell access is not required. For a local or Git-based setup, see Installing for development.
What's included
- A dashboard for writing posts and pages, with a block editor, a media library, categories, tags and comments.
- A design you can change, with themes, menus, widgets and your own logo.
- A marketplace inside the dashboard for adding features, such as contact forms, backups and visitor statistics. Every download is checked before it is installed.
- Updates from your dashboard in one click: no need to download Basehim again.
- Search-engine settings, a sitemap, sign-in protection and two-step verification, built in.
- Connect an AI assistant such as Claude to your site, and choose exactly what it may do.
Already have Basehim?
You don't need to download it again. Open your dashboard and go to Updates: new versions install from there.