# Can Jekyll admin be used on shared hosting & customized?

**URL:** <https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 11, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297 "2017-03-11T07:37:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![N-Upchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@N-Upchurch](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/N-Upchurch)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297/1 "2017-03-11T07:37:28Z")

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Just wondering if it’s possible to upload Jekyll admin to a shared hosting provider and edit the theme?

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**Author:** ![ashmaroli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@ashmaroli](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/ashmaroli)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297/2 "2017-03-11T12:40:41Z")

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No, currently `jekyll-admin` only works on the local system. Also, you won’t be able to edit theme gems via the interface.

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**Author:** ![N-Upchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@N-Upchurch](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/N-Upchurch)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297/3 "2017-03-11T18:32:47Z")

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That’s okay, I’m not using any gem themes. Do you know if it’s in the pipeline to enable jekyll admin to work hosted?

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**Author:** ![desiredpersona](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/desiredpersona/32/18_2.png) [@desiredpersona](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/desiredpersona)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297/4 "2017-03-11T19:46:50Z")

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Nathan have you seen [forestry.io](https://forestry.io)? This will allow you to edit posts and pages using a CMS. If you need to edit a theme i would agree with @ashmaroli that you will need a text editor such as atom or vs code.

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**Author:** ![N-Upchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ec9cab/32.png) [@N-Upchurch](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/N-Upchurch)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297/5 "2017-03-11T20:01:14Z")

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Yes, and it’s great, but I was really looking for something free & self-hosted. I’m building a tool for myself and my business partner, but he barely knows what an img tag is, so I was hoping to host an admin interface that we could both access.

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**Author:** ![desiredpersona](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/desiredpersona/32/18_2.png) [@desiredpersona](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/desiredpersona)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/can-jekyll-admin-be-used-on-shared-hosting-customized/297/6 "2017-03-11T22:02:11Z")

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Ok I see. It would be considered a business expense tho