Wiki.js

Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.

★ Stars29k29,039 on GitHub
Last commit15 Oct 2026
LicenceAGPL-3.0SPDX, from the repository
View on GitHub ↗

From GitHub via awesome-selfhosted-data, as of 17 Oct 2026.

Modern, lightweight and powerful wiki app using Git and Markdown.

Who it suits

  • Non-technical writers: “No coding or special syntax knowledge required.”

From js.wiki, checked 19 Oct 2026. Quotes are the project's own words.

Self-hosting requirements

Runs withNode.js, Docker, Kubernetes
DockerYes
awesome-selfhosted lists Docker as a way to deploy it.

Sources: github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted-data/blob/master/software/wiki.js.yml, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs with” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

Self-hosted alternative to

In collections

Related tools

Outline

Wikis

Extensible wiki for your team.

Stars
★ 41k
Licence
BUSL-1.1
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Notion, Confluence

BookStack

Wikis

Organize and store information. Stores documentation in a book like fashion.

Stars
★ 292
Licence
MIT
Updated
  • Docker

Alternative to Notion, Confluence