Documentation Portals & Static Publishing
17 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
17 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
17 services found

Privacy-first personal knowledge base with block references
Self-hostable note app with Markdown, block references, backlinks, and local-first sync for building a personal knowledge base and wiki-like docs.


TypeScript headless CMS and app framework for Next.js
Open-source TypeScript headless CMS with a React admin UI, powerful access control, media handling, and first-class Next.js integration for modern content-driven apps.


Modern, extensible wiki and documentation platform
A Node.js-based wiki for team documentation and knowledge bases with Markdown, rich editor, permissions, Git sync, and multiple authentication options.

Collaborative wiki for team documentation and knowledge bases
Self-hosted collaborative wiki and knowledge base with pages, spaces, permissions, and full-text search for internal documentation.

A simple, structured platform for documentation and wikis
BookStack is a self-hosted wiki and documentation platform with a book/chapter/page structure, full-text search, WYSIWYG and Markdown editing, and role-based access control.

Collaborative web-based LaTeX editor with real-time preview
Self-hosted Overleaf Community Edition for collaborative LaTeX editing, real-time PDF preview, version history, and project sharing for teams and classrooms.


Record and share terminal sessions as lightweight asciicasts
CLI tool and web app to record, replay, and share terminal sessions in a compact, text-based format with copyable output and embeddable players.


A non-linear personal wiki in a single file
A highly customizable personal wiki/knowledge base that runs in the browser, supports plugins and transclusion, and can be saved as a single HTML file or hosted via Node.js.


Web-based translation management with Git integration
Self-hosted translation management platform with Git-based workflows, web UI, team collaboration, and machine-translation support for software localization.


Simple, file-based wiki with strong access control
A PHP wiki that stores pages as text files, offering ACL, versioning, plugins, and structured navigation without requiring a database.

Diagramming and flowchart editor for teams and documentation
diagrams.net (draw.io) is a web-based diagramming tool for flowcharts, UML, ER diagrams, and more, with integrations and offline/desktop options.


A Markdown-powered knowledgebase for Node.js
Self-hosted, file-based knowledge base and documentation portal built with Node.js and Markdown.

A simple, responsive link-in-bio page you can host yourself
LittleLink is a lightweight link-in-bio template for creating a single landing page of social links, buttons, and custom branding with easy deployment via Docker or static hosting.


Extensible enterprise wiki and knowledge base platform
Java-based enterprise wiki for collaborative documentation with extensions, scripting, workflows, access control, and full version history.

Guided interviews and document automation platform
Docassemble is a platform for building guided interviews that collect data, generate documents, and deliver web-based legal and administrative workflows.


Render Markdown to styled HTML with a live preview
WYGIWYH is a lightweight web app that previews Markdown as styled HTML, aiming to mirror final output so you can write with confidence.


Self-hosted localization management for apps and websites
Localess is an open-source, self-hosted localization management platform to manage translation keys, languages, and team translation workflows for software projects.
