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Wiki.js, a free, open-source knowledge base, offers Markdown editing, flowcharts, social login, and granular group permissions. It uses Vue, Node.

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Context

Many companies and departments face challenges in effectively sharing data and knowledge. We used to use OneNote, but received feedback from many engineers that it wasn't the ideal tool. While searching for a better solution, I discovered Wiki.js.

Cost

Wiki.js supports collaborative maintenance by multiple users at no extra cost. It's open-source and supports Docker deployment.

Wiki.js Open Source details: 50M+ downloads, 2160
Wiki.js Open Source details: 50M+ downloads, 2160

Who's Using It?

Logos of Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, GitHub, Netlify, and other services
Logos of Cloudflare, DigitalOcean, GitHub, Netlify, and other services

A Complete Ecosystem

Wiki.js integrations with AWS, Git, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenID, Facebook logos
Wiki.js integrations with AWS, Git, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenID, Facebook logos

Feature Highlights

Flowcharts: Can be displayed directly within documents.

Wiki.js split editor showing markdown and flowchart preview
Wiki.js split editor showing markdown and flowchart preview

Commenting: Discussions can take place below the document.

Wiki.js document with flowchart shapes and comments section
Wiki.js document with flowchart shapes and comments section

Editing Interface: The interface is very similar to HackMD, but it supports multiple editors and even allows you to insert flowcharts. You can double-click to edit directly, but you have to click "Save" in the top-right corner to save your changes.

Wiki.js editor selection dialog with Markdown and Visual Editor options
Wiki.js editor selection dialog with Markdown and Visual Editor options
Wiki.js editor displaying flowchart shapes and a comment section
Wiki.js editor displaying flowchart shapes and a comment section
Wiki.js flowchart editor with shapes, grid, and diagram options
Wiki.js flowchart editor with shapes, grid, and diagram options

Social Integration: Can integrate with various social logins, and even supports company Teams accounts.

Wiki.js authentication settings showing local strategy and integration options
Wiki.js authentication settings showing local strategy and integration options

Group Permissions and Login Settings: Supports group-based access permissions and allows setting a login URL.

Wiki.js admin interface showing unmodifiable system group settings for Administr
Wiki.js admin interface showing unmodifiable system group settings for Administr

Granular Permission Management: You can not only set basic access permissions but also configure more in-depth access rights for each group.

Wiki.js analytics settings showing Google Analytics configuration
Wiki.js analytics settings showing Google Analytics configuration

Traffic and Heatmap Analysis: Wiki.js is compatible with and supports various traffic analysis tools, such as Hotjar, to help you gain deep insights into user behavior.

Wiki.js administration dashboard showing pages, users, groups, and version
Wiki.js administration dashboard showing pages, users, groups, and version

Multi-language Support and Backend Features: Wiki.js supports multiple languages and offers a suite of powerful backend management features.

Wiki.js modules page showing analytics and authentication backend integrations
Wiki.js modules page showing analytics and authentication backend integrations

Customization and Extensibility

The frontend of Wiki.js uses Vue and Node.js, with MySQL as the database. It is highly customizable and has numerous plugins to choose from. See more modules Wiki.js Modules page listing various analytics and authentication integrations

Docker + MySQL Commands

docker run -d -p 8080:3000 --name wiki --restart unless-stopped -e "DB_TYPE=mariadb " -e "DB_HOST=192.168.0.106" -e "DB_PORT=33066" -e "DB_USER=wiki" -e "DB_PASS=password" -e "DB_NAME=wiki" ghcr.io/requarks/wiki:2

Author

Mark Ku

擁有 10+ 年經驗的資深軟體工程師,現為 AI 應用 Builder,專注於大型平台架構與簡化複雜系統設計,從電商系統到訂閱與收費平台,結合 AI Agent、AI 整合與自動化開發,打造高效率且可持續演進的產品技術基礎。Read More

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