Collaboration & Productivity
Wiki.js
A modern knowledge base — structured documentation, full-text search and fine-grained access control.
About Wiki.js
Wiki.js is a modern, powerful open-source documentation platform for building your team's knowledge base. Markdown and visual editors, a page tree, full-text search, version history and fine-grained permissions: everything you need for living documentation, without depending on a proprietary service.
Deployed on your own VPS, Wiki.js keeps all of your documentation on your infrastructure. The server (Node.js) and PostgreSQL run in Docker containers and install in a single step. Multiple authentication methods (local, LDAP, OAuth), optional Git storage and a customisable theme make it a complete, elegant documentation foundation.
What gets installed
Ready when the VPS starts
- Compatible OS
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Application
- Wiki.js
- Tech stack
- DockerNode.jsPostgreSQL
- Minimum RAM
- 1 GB (2 GB recommended)
- Minimum CPU
- 1 vCPU
- Default port
- 3000
- Access
- root over SSH
Key features
- Multiple editors: Markdown, visual (WYSIWYG) and HTML
- Page tree with built-in full-text search
- Fine-grained access control by group and by page path
- Version history and change comparison
- Local, LDAP, SAML and OAuth authentication (Google, GitHub…)
- Optional Git storage to version your documentation
When to use this solution?
Product documentation
Publish guides, API references and release notes in a structured, easily searchable base.
Internal wiki
Centralise procedures, onboarding and internal policies with per-team access control.
Customer knowledge base
Offer a public or semi-private help centre, indexed and searchable, to reduce your support load.
Guide
Deploy Wiki.js on your VPS
Create the VPS
A VPS with 1 GB RAM minimum (2 GB recommended), Ubuntu 24.04. The "Wiki.js" template installs the Node.js server and PostgreSQL as containers.
Installation wizard
If your domain is already attached to the app, open
https://your-domain; otherwise no public access is opened, so create an SSH tunnel withssh -L 3000:127.0.0.1:3000 root@your-vps-ipand openhttp://localhost:3000(3000 is the catalogue port; use the one shown on your app's page in the client area). The web wizard creates the administrator account and finalises the initial configuration.Structure your documentation
Create your page tree, choose the editor (Markdown or visual) and organise your categories.
Configure access
Define groups, per-path permission rules and authentication (local, OAuth, LDAP).
Go live
Attach your domain and enable HTTPS with a TLS certificate before opening access.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Wiki.js
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