Docmost: A Fully Open-Source Wiki Collaboration & Documentation Platform 200

What is Docmost?

Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation management software designed to provide teams and individuals with a powerful and easy-to-use documentation collaboration platform. It is similar to commercial products like Notion and Lark (Feishu), but it is fully open-source, allowing users to freely deploy and use it, while also customizing and extending it according to their own needs.

Docmost Core Features

• Real-time collaborative editing: Docmost provides a rich-text editor that supports multiple users editing pages online simultaneously. Users can see other people's modifications in real time, facilitating team collaboration.

• Diagram support: Built-in support for drawing tools such as Mermaid, Draw.io, and Excalidraw, allowing users to directly draw and insert diagrams within documents.

• Space management: Users can create different "spaces" to categorize content by team, project, or department, with independent permission settings for each space.

• Permission management: Through a powerful permission system, users can control who can view, edit, and manage content. User groups can also be created and assigned unified permissions.

• Comment feature: Pages support inline comments, allowing users to discuss directly on the page.

• Page history: View the modification history of a page, track the content of each edit, and restore previous versions when necessary.

• Search feature: Through the Postgres full-text search system, users can quickly find the information they need in any page.

• Nested pages: Supports unlimited levels of page nesting, allowing users to manage page structure with simple drag-and-drop operations.

• Attachment support: Easily attach images and files to pages, with support for local storage and S3 storage.

Docmost Advantages

• Open-source and self-hosted: Docmost is open-source software, allowing users to freely obtain the source code and modify it. At the same time, it supports self-hosting, so users can deploy it on their own servers, ensuring data security and privacy.

• Lightweight and easy to use: The interface is clean, the operation is simple, and it is easy to get started. For users who don't need complex features, Docmost is a great choice.

• Feature-rich: Although it is open-source software, Docmost's features are no less than those of some commercial software. It integrates a variety of practical features, such as diagram drawing and page nesting, to meet the documentation management needs of most teams.

Docmost Applications

• Technical team knowledge base: Suitable for internal team knowledge management, such as project documentation and technical manuals. Team members can collaboratively edit and share knowledge on the same platform.

• Personal knowledge management: Individual users can also use Docmost to manage their own knowledge base, such as study notes and life records.

• Enterprise internal Wiki: Share meeting notes, training materials, and process policies.

How to Use Docmost

Installation and Deployment

1. Docker Deployment

• Prepare a Docker environment.

• Configure using the official Docker Compose file.

• After starting the service, visit the specified address to use it.

2. Manual Deployment

• Clone the project code from GitHub.

• Install dependencies and configure environment variables.

• Start the service.

Usage Steps

1. Create a Space

• After logging into the system, create different spaces to categorize and manage content.

• Set permissions for each space.

2. Create a Page

• Create a page within a space, entering the title and content.

• Use the rich-text editor for formatting.

• Add diagrams, attachments, etc.

3. Collaborative Editing

• Invite other users to join the space.

• Multiple users edit the page simultaneously, viewing modifications in real time.

4. Comments and Discussions

• Use the inline comment feature on the page for discussions.

5. Version Management

• View the modification history of a page.

• Restore previous versions when needed.

6. Search and Find

• Use the search feature to find the pages you need.

Price & Features

Price: $5/user/month, billed annually.

Features:

• Real-time collaboration

• Unlimited spaces

• Diagram support (e.g., Mermaid, Draw.io, etc.)

• Comment feature

• User groups and permission management

• Google SSO (Single Sign-On)

• 90-day page history

• Email support

Docmost supports self-hosting, allowing users to deploy it on their own servers for free, with no payment required.

Related Links:

Official website: https://docmost.com/

Official documentation: https://docmost.com/docs

GitHub repository: https://github.com/docmost/docmost