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Simple self-hosted personal wiki (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Awkward-Box5948@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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I want a personal wiki server that I can run on my computer locally so I can view the wiki in my web browser.

Requirements:

simple setup (static executable with embedded database, like SQLite)
the posts are made of markdown files (or modified markdown syntax)
I want to edit markdown files with vim, the server should just render files
really good search support

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[–] biswb@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dokuwiki is my choice.

There is no database, all flat file just in folders, love this. When my infrastructure is down, at least I can still get to my notes so I can fix it
Its markdown but not exact markdown, but no DB makes it worth that pain. You can for sure edit via vi, finding the files is a little harder though
I use search both in the gui and with a cli tool, and both work great!

[–] HoustonBOFH@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Another vote for Dokuwiki. All flat files, and no db. Also can run as a portable app on Windows, so you can bring it to work on a thumb drive.

[–] mjh2901@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I want to second Dokuwiki. It is a step up from text files in a folder, easier to install and maintain than Jekyll (I am a big fan of Jekyll but have a deep-seated hate for Ruby). When compared to all the other wikis it is by far the easiest to install, maintain, and move to another server.

Dokuwiki is all text files and a version of markdown, the files can easily move to another markdown system.