# secure-77/Perlite

A web-based markdown viewer optimized for Obsidian

Repository: https://github.com/secure-77/Perlite
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/perlite
Homepage: https://perlite.secure77.de/
Language: CSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: obsidian, parsedown, markdown, perlite
Last push: 2026-01-21T23:35:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 63, release rhythm 34, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1922, "days_push": 224, "days_rel": 224, "gap_med": 242.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1975, forks 149 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.215144+00:00)

## What it is
Perlite is a self-hosted, web-based markdown viewer optimized for Obsidian vaults, serving as an open-source alternative to Obsidian Publish. Drop your vault or markdown folder into a web directory and it automatically builds a browsable site with search, an interactive graph, and Obsidian theme support.

## Use cases
- publish my obsidian vault to the web
- self-hosted alternative to obsidian publish
- browse markdown notes in a browser without converting them
- host a personal knowledge base online
- share obsidian notes with a searchable website
- render markdown folder structure as a website with graph view

## When to choose
- you want to publish an Obsidian vault without a database or build step
- you need search, tags, links, and an interactive graph for your notes
- you prefer a lightweight self-hosted PHP or Docker deployment

## When to avoid
- you need collaborative editing or write access from the web
- you want to expose untrusted user input, since the markdown parser is not hardened for that
- you need multi-user authentication or access control out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: markdown, search-engine, http-server, documentation
- domain: documentation, self-hosted, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, php
- tags: obsidian, markdown-viewer, obsidian-publish-alternative, knowledge-base, graph-view, php, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- secure-77/Perlite (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.215144+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:04:54.483318+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/secure-77/Perlite (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.215144+00:00, sha 361cedaa001a)
  - homepage: https://perlite.secure77.de/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:44:02.064711+00:00, sha 7241eda5a2e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.