An Otter Wiki by redimp
A minimalistic wiki powered by python, markdown and git.
About An Otter Wiki
From the project's README at github.com/redimp/otterwiki. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
An Otter Wiki is Python-based software for collaborative content management, called a wiki. The content is stored in a git repository, which keeps track of all changes. Markdown is used as Markup language. An Otter Wiki is written in python using the microframework Flask. halfmoon is used as CSS framework and CodeMirror as editor. Font Awesome Free serves the icons. Notable Features Minimalistic interface (with dark-mode) Editor with markdown highlighting and support including tables Customizable Sidebar: Menu and/or Page Index Full changelog and page history User authentication Page Attachments Extended Markdown: tables, footnotes, fancy blocks, alerts and mermaid diagrams (experimental) Git http server: clone, pull and push the content of your wiki A very cute Otter as logo (drawn by Christy Presler CC BY 3.0) Demo
Read the installation guide to get started. Recommended is the installation with . Quick start with docker-compose
1. Copy and edit the below to match your preferences. 2. Run `docker-compo
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1.4k | github.com/redimp/otterwiki |
| GitHub forks | 106 | github.com/redimp/otterwiki |
| Docker Hub pulls | 491k | hub.docker.com / redimp |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 584 | otterwiki |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.8 years | since Jul 2018 |
| Last commit | 6 days ago | May 1, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 60 | last: 6 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host An Otter Wiki?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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