Documentation Portals & Static Publishing

17 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

SiYuan

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.

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Notion+5

Payload

TypeScript headless CMS and app framework for Next.js

39.8k

3.3k

Last commit: 1d ago

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.

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Contentful+7

Wiki.js

Modern, extensible wiki and documentation platform

27.6k

3.1k

Last commit: 2d ago

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

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Confluence+7

Docmost

Collaborative wiki for team documentation and knowledge bases

18.5k

1.1k

Last commit: 27d ago

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

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Confluence+5

BookStack

A simple, structured platform for documentation and wikis

18k

2.3k

Last commit: 3d ago

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.

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Confluence+5

Overleaf

Collaborative web-based LaTeX editor with real-time preview

17.1k

1.8k

Last commit: 3d ago

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

Alternative to:

Overleaf (Hosted)+3

Asciinema

Record and share terminal sessions as lightweight asciicasts

16.6k

992

Last commit: 1mo ago

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

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Loom+3

TiddlyWiki

A non-linear personal wiki in a single file

8.5k

1.2k

Last commit: 2d ago

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.

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Notion+7

Weblate

Web-based translation management with Git integration

5.7k

1.2k

Last commit: 1d ago

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

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Crowdin+7

DokuWiki

Simple, file-based wiki with strong access control

4.5k

911

Last commit: 19d ago

A PHP wiki that stores pages as text files, offering ACL, versioning, plugins, and structured navigation without requiring a database.

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Confluence+5

draw.io (diagrams.net)

Diagramming and flowchart editor for teams and documentation

3.3k

583

Last commit: 1d ago

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

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Miro+7

Raneto

A Markdown-powered knowledgebase for Node.js

2.9k

439

Last commit: 3mo ago

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

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Confluence+4

LittleLink

A simple, responsive link-in-bio page you can host yourself

2.8k

1.4k

Last commit: 5mo ago

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.

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Linktree+4

XWiki

Extensible enterprise wiki and knowledge base platform

1.2k

611

Last commit: 2d ago

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

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Confluence+5

Docassemble

Guided interviews and document automation platform

915

294

Last commit: 9d ago

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

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Typeform+9

WYGIWYH

Render Markdown to styled HTML with a live preview

784

Last commit: 10d ago

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

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Dillinger+2

Localess

Self-hosted localization management for apps and websites

Last commit: 8d ago

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

Alternative to:

Crowdin+3