Wiki|Docs by Zavy86

Just a databaseless markdown flat-file wiki engine

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Verdict 71/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 3/5 setup difficulty 165k docker pulls Last release 4 months ago

Self-host Wiki|Docs on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
71 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
3 /5
External DB / setup
GitHub stars
493
57 forks

About Wiki|Docs

From the project's README at github.com/Zavy86/WikiDocs. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

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[](https://youtu.be/x2nVq9RbG54 "Watch Wiki|Docs presentation and contributors recruitment on YouTube") Features Open source Plain text files No database required Markdown syntax Editor full WYSIWYG Support for math KaTeX Unlimited page revisions Uploading and downloading Attachments Uploading images (also from clipboard) Content can be categorized in namespaces Automatic generated index and sitemap Public and private browsing Syntax highlighting Multi language Dark mode Sitemap and many more... Demo Try the demo playground at: http://demo.wikidocs.app

Authentication code is: Setup Manual Download the lastest release or clone the repository with Docker There is a Docker image that sets up Wiki|Docs with Apache2 and PHP automatically. Quick run Additional settings ``` docker ru

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
80
maturity
94
community
86
security
70
sustainability
88
adoption
23

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 493 github.com/Zavy86/WikiDocs
GitHub forks 57 github.com/Zavy86/WikiDocs
Docker Hub pulls 165k hub.docker.com / zavy86
NPM downloads (last month) 23 wikidocs

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age7.3 yearssince Jan 2019
Last commit2 months agoMar 21, 2026
Releases shipped17last: 4 months ago
Funding links3declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
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 →

Security advisories

1 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: CVE-2024-53930.

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Ready to self-host Wiki|Docs?

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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