Product teams requiring a self-hosted content API
Control infrastructure, database, deployment, extensions, data, and network access while giving editors a managed interface.
Self-hosted headless CMS, content types, REST and GraphQL APIs, plugins, roles, workflows, integrations, and cloud operation
Strapi development services
Rokad develops and operates Strapi headless CMS platforms with custom content models, APIs, plugins, administration, integrations, migration, and infrastructure.
Platform fit / 01
Designed for teams with a specific platform requirement.
Strapi provides an open-source headless CMS and extensible application foundation. Rokad designs content types, components, relations, permissions, custom controllers and services, plugins, REST or GraphQL APIs, admin customisation, databases, storage, deployment, security, and frontend integration.
Companies building content-backed applications
Use Strapi for websites, mobile applications, portals, catalogues, communities, internal systems, and multi-channel products.
Teams replacing custom administration software
Create content and operational models, roles, APIs, workflows, and extensions on an established platform foundation.
Implementation risks / 02
The platform problems Rokad is prepared to solve.
CMS and application responsibilities become mixed
Content editing, transactional workflows, authentication, business rules, jobs, and integrations are placed into Strapi without clear boundaries.
Self-hosting introduces platform operations
Database, storage, deployment, scaling, upgrades, security, backups, logs, email, queues, and recovery require ownership.
Custom extensions complicate upgrades
Plugins, admin changes, middleware, controllers, services, database changes, and dependencies lack compatibility controls.
Platform capabilities / 03
What Rokad can implement and operate.
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Strapi content, component, relation, role, plugin, API, infrastructure, and migration assessment
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Collection and single types, components, dynamic zones, relations, validation, localisation, and media
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REST, GraphQL, custom routes, controllers, services, policies, middleware, webhooks, and scheduled work
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Custom plugins, admin extensions, fields, dashboards, actions, external data, and editorial tooling
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Authentication, roles, permissions, service identities, API tokens, audit, and security controls
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Database, storage, cache, queue, email, container, cloud, CI/CD, monitoring, backup, and recovery
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Frontend, mobile, commerce, search, analytics, automation, migration, and managed operation
Implementation system / 04
The architecture behind a dependable platform delivery.
Content and application model
Types, components, relations, dynamic zones, validation, localisation, media, ownership, and domain boundaries.
API and extension layer
REST, GraphQL, routes, controllers, services, policies, middleware, plugins, jobs, webhooks, and external systems.
Administration and security
Roles, permissions, tokens, users, workflows, custom admin, audit, validation, credentials, and support.
Hosting and lifecycle
Database, storage, deployment, environments, scaling, backups, monitoring, upgrades, security, and recovery.
Use cases / 05
Where this platform creates practical leverage.
Self-hosted corporate CMS
Manage structured website, resource, service, team, location, and campaign content on controlled infrastructure.
Application content backend
Provide authenticated APIs, media, localisation, editorial workflows, and domain content to web and mobile applications.
Custom operational administration
Extend Strapi with domain records, actions, roles, integrations, dashboards, validation, and controlled workflows.
Strapi platform modernisation
Upgrade code, plugins, database, hosting, security, deployment, observability, backups, and frontend integrations.
Architecture / 06
Platform-specific engineering decisions and boundaries.
Keep transactions in suitable services
Use Strapi for content and appropriate workflows while placing payment, inventory, complex transactions, and high-risk logic behind dedicated services.
Custom extensions follow platform boundaries
Use supported routes, controllers, services, policies, middleware, plugins, and admin extension points with versioned tests.
Self-hosted operation is automated
Version infrastructure, configuration, secrets, migrations, deployment, backup, monitoring, scaling, and recovery procedures.
Quality and governance / 07
Production controls are part of the implementation.
Structured content
Models, relationships, validation, localisation, metadata, taxonomy, and reusable presentation boundaries are defined deliberately.
Publishing governance
Roles, workflow, preview, approvals, scheduling, audit, environments, and recovery support controlled editorial operation.
Frontend independence
Content APIs, caching, rendering, search, previews, media, and deployment are engineered for reliable multi-channel delivery.
Delivery / 08
A controlled path from assessment to operation.
Assess
Clarify the business outcome, current systems, platform constraints, data, integrations, risks, ownership, and measurable acceptance criteria.
Design
Define the platform architecture, workflow or storefront model, extensions, integrations, security, environments, and migration sequence.
Implement and validate
Build in controlled increments with testing, stakeholder review, observability, documentation, and platform-specific quality controls.
Launch and operate
Deploy safely, transfer ownership, monitor production behaviour, support users, and improve the implementation using operational evidence.
Typical platform deliverables
Strapi model, API, plugin, permission, infrastructure, security, and migration assessment
Content, API, plugin, admin, frontend, database, and hosting architecture
Production content types, APIs, controllers, services, policies, middleware, and plugins
Custom administration, authentication, search, commerce, automation, and application integrations
Deployment, database, storage, backup, monitoring, security, upgrade, and recovery controls
Editor, developer, administrator, infrastructure, support, and handover documentation
Engagement models / 09
Use the delivery structure that matches the platform work.
Assessment and roadmap
A bounded review of the current platform, requirements, gaps, risks, architecture, and an executable next-stage plan.
Fixed-scope implementation
A defined integration, migration, storefront, application, workflow, or platform outcome with explicit acceptance criteria.
Embedded platform specialists
Specialists working alongside internal product, engineering, operations, marketing, data, or enterprise teams.
Managed platform evolution
Ongoing maintenance, releases, integrations, support, optimisation, governance, and roadmap execution after launch.
Related platforms and services / 10
Compare adjacent platforms or continue into the wider system.
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Sanity
Managed Content Lake and highly customisable Studio with GROQ and live delivery.
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Contentful
Managed composable content platform with enterprise roles, environments, apps, and APIs.
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WordPress
Integrated open-source publishing, themes, plugins, and broad editorial ecosystem.
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Software development
Custom applications, backends, integrations, APIs, marketplaces, and enterprise systems.
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Cloud and DevOps
Cloud architecture, delivery automation, observability, security, reliability, and platform operation.
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Web development
Web applications, corporate websites, frontend systems, CMS platforms, and modernisation.
FAQ
Strapi development services
Platform scope, ownership, licences, data, integrations, security, migration, and long-term operation are clarified before delivery.
01Can Rokad self-host Strapi?
Can Rokad self-host Strapi?
Yes. We can design and implement database, storage, containers, cloud, networking, secrets, CI/CD, monitoring, backups, scaling, and recovery.
02Can Rokad build custom Strapi plugins and APIs?
Can Rokad build custom Strapi plugins and APIs?
Yes. We can develop custom routes, controllers, services, policies, middleware, jobs, webhooks, admin extensions, fields, and plugins.
03Can Strapi support mobile and web applications together?
Can Strapi support mobile and web applications together?
Yes. We model shared and channel-specific content, authentication, roles, localisation, media, APIs, caching, and frontend contracts.
04Can Rokad upgrade an existing Strapi project?
Can Rokad upgrade an existing Strapi project?
Yes. We assess custom code, plugins, APIs, database, admin changes, dependencies, hosting, data, tests, and frontend compatibility before staged upgrade.
Strapi · CMS development
Use Strapi as a controlled content and API platform, not an unbounded backend shortcut.
Rokad can model the domain, build APIs and plugins, deploy the platform, integrate applications, and manage its lifecycle.
Contact / 05
Bring us the difficult technology problem.
Tell us what you need to build, improve, procure, deploy, or operate. We will respond with a practical next step.