
Kiln
White-Label AI Website Builder - Node.js App for Agencies

AI disclosure: AI tools were used to assist with parts of the code, documentation and graphics of this item. The author directed and reviewed all of it; 84 automated tests cover the code.
What it does
- Brief to multi-page site with AI, in stages
- Draft engine without AI
- Rebuild from an existing website URL
- Visual block editor
- AI section rewrite, AI page chat, AI translation, AI blog drafts
- Bring your own AI key: Claude, OpenAI, OpenRouter, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
- 16 style presets, 16 templates, agency templates
- Built-in hosting with sites domain and verified custom domains
You need
- Node.js 22.12 or newer and npm (or Docker)
- A Linux server or VPS (about 1 GB RAM) with a domain and HTTPS through a reverse proxy (Caddy or nginx)
- Build tools for better-sqlite3 when no prebuilt binary exists (build-essential and python3 / Xcode command line tools)
- Own AI provider account and key (Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint) for AI features; drafts
- Optional: own Stripe, Cloudflare, Resend and Pexels accounts