Dropmin Released: Drupal-Based Backend for Structured Content and API Delivery

Developer Maximilian Haupt has released Dropmin, a lightweight, Drupal-based backend platform designed to manage structured content and deliver it via RESTful JSON API. Built entirely on Drupal core, Dropmin provides a no-code interface that empowers users to create flexible data structures without custom development.

The platform is intentionally lean, focusing on backend utility over visual presentation. Dropmin doesn’t include a frontend layer but offers seamless integration with popular frontend frameworks via two official starter kits:

• Gatsby Integration: Use the Dropmin Gatsby Starterkit along with Gatsby’s Drupal source plugin to build static sites.
• PHP Integration: Build Symfony-based applications using the Dropmin Symfony Starterkit, which connects to the Drupal kernel via the dropmin/drupal-bridge.

Dropmin installs via Composer and defaults to a lightweight SQLite setup, with optional support for MySQL and PostgreSQL. Installation instructions and example configurations are detailed in the project repository: https://gitlab.com/dropmin/dropmin. For local development, an example Apache HTTPD configuration is included, but SSL is strongly recommended for production use.

Three user roles are defined out of the box — Administrator, Editor, and API User — each with specific permissions. By default, API access is read-only, but write operations can be enabled through Drush commands. Developers are encouraged to review Drupal’s system requirements before installation.

Dropmin’s philosophy is simplicity by design. It avoids support for contributed modules and instead leans on Drupal core’s extensibility. Updates must be performed manually via Composer and Drush, and while the platform is extensible, formal documentation around best practices is still evolving.

• Bug reports, suggestions, and contributions are welcomed through the GitLab issue queue:
  👉 https://gitlab.com/dropmin/dropmin/-/issues
• Developers can access the full project, documentation, and setup guides at: 
  👉 https://gitlab.com/dropmin/dropmin