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Self-Hosting Docmost: Collaborative Wiki Platform

Docmost is a modern wiki and documentation platform. Real-time editing, nested pages, and a clean interface for team knowledge.

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What Is Docmost?


Docmost is an open-source wiki and documentation platform. It's designed for teams that need a clean, modern knowledge base.


Features


Editor

  • Real-time collaborative editing
  • Rich text with Markdown shortcuts
  • Slash commands
  • Tables, code blocks, callouts
  • Image and file attachments
  • Math equations (KaTeX)
  • Diagrams (draw.io integration)

    • Organization

  • Workspaces
  • Nested pages (unlimited depth)
  • Full-text search
  • Page history and diffs
  • Favorites and recent pages

    • Collaboration

  • Multi-user editing
  • Comments
  • Permissions (workspace, page level)
  • User groups

    • Other

  • REST API
  • Import from Markdown
  • Export to Markdown/PDF
  • Custom branding

    • Docmost vs Outline vs BookStack


  • Docmost: Newest, clean UI, real-time
  • Outline: More integrations, Slack-focused
  • BookStack: Shelf/book/chapter structure, most organized

    • Deployment


    1. Deploy Docmost on TinyPod

    2. Create a workspace

    3. Start writing documentation

    4. Invite team members


    Resources: 1 CPU, 512 MB RAM with PostgreSQL.


    Docmost is a strong choice for teams that want a modern Notion-like wiki without the SaaS dependency.