BookStackApp/BookStack
NOW MANAGED ON CODEBERG observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13.0
- age_days: 4022
- days_rel: 9
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 47
Adoption not part of the score
19001 stars · 2424 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
BookStack is a free, open-source, self-hosted documentation and wiki platform built with PHP and Laravel. It organizes content into Books, Chapters, and Pages with a simple WYSIWYG editing experience, user roles, and search.
Use cases
- self-host a team wiki for internal documentation
- organize company knowledge base with books and pages
- replace Confluence or Notion with an open-source alternative
- create public documentation site with per-user permissions
- store and search SOPs and how-to guides
- collaboratively write docs with WYSIWYG editing
When to choose
- you want an opinionated, easy-to-use self-hosted wiki with minimal setup
- you need role-based permissions and structured book/chapter/page hierarchy
- you prefer PHP/Laravel stack and simple deployment (including Docker)
When to avoid
- you need a highly extensible or programmable platform beyond documentation
- you want a minimal markdown-file-based wiki like a static site generator
- you need real-time collaborative editing
Facets
application · maturity stable
documentation web-framework search-engine auth self-hosted documentation web-development self-hosted developer-tools php self-hosted wiki knowledge-base laravel documentation-platform wysiwyg-editor web-server linux docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack · fetched 2026-08-28 · a5f4b03a0c3f
- homepage: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack · fetched 2026-08-29 · 93189266a23a
- site_page: https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7ffd1ab1d66b
- site_page: https://codeberg.org/explore/repos?q=documentation&topic=1 · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1e458d5b059
- site_page: https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/what-is-codeberg · fetched 2026-08-29 · fe3047f34c81
- site_page: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/src/branch/development/dev/docs/development.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1e458d5b059
- site_page: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/src/branch/development/dev/docs/release-process.md · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1e458d5b059
- site_page: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/commit/35b6f57912cfbc56e4b875b9f41b568aedf5cd71 · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1e458d5b059
- site_page: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 75646b933a93
- site_page: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/releases/latest · fetched 2026-08-29 · c4efe8b32155
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| BookStackApp/BookStack | main | 99 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="BookStackApp/BookStack")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem