| name | payloadcms-blank-3-84-1 |
| description | Minimal Payload CMS 3.84.1 starter template providing a clean foundation for building custom headless CMS applications with Next.js App Router, MongoDB, and Lexical editor. Use when starting new Payload projects from scratch, needing a minimal configuration without pre-built collections or content types, or requiring full control over data modeling and admin panel customization. |
Payload CMS Blank Template v3.84.1
Overview
The blank template is the minimal starting point for Payload CMS 3.84.1 projects. It provides a clean, opinionated foundation built on Next.js 16 with App Router, MongoDB as the database adapter, Lexical as the rich-text editor, and React 19 for the admin UI. Unlike other Payload templates that include pre-built collections and content types, the blank template ships with only the essential Users and Media collections — giving you full control over data modeling from day one.
The template is designed to be extended. You add collections, fields, access control rules, custom React components, and API routes as your project requires. It supports both local development and Docker-based workflows, with production-ready build and deployment configurations included out of the box.
Key dependencies in the blank template:
payload — core CMS framework@payloadcms/next — Next.js integration with server functions and layouts@payloadcms/db-mongodb — MongoDB database adapter@payloadcms/richtext-lexical — Lexical-based rich-text editor@payloadcms/ui — admin panel UI componentsnext 16.2.2 — React framework with App Routerreact 19.2.4 / react-dom 19.2.4 — frontend librarysharp 0.34.2 — image processing for media uploadsgraphql — built-in GraphQL API support
