How to Build Your Own Wiki.js
Replace Wiki.js with a custom build. The most powerful and extensible open source Wiki software
Build Difficulty: 5/5
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Estimated Timeline
Based on 48 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 48 features
Content Editing(6 features)
Document your APIs with this powerful REST / GraphQL optimized editor including endpoints, parameters, response and code examples
Write content directly in HTML, perfect for importing preformatted HTML pages from other sources
The most popular format for documentation among developers with live preview and toolbar / keyboard shortcuts quick access
Quickly create excel-like pages with this powerful table editor
Simple and easy to use WYSIWYG editor for non-technical people without need for coding or special syntax knowledge
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Authentication(4 features)
Integrate with your company existing authentication using LDAP, SAML, CAS, Auth0, Okta, Azure AD and more
Built-in authentication with self-registration and password recovery capabilities
Generic OAuth2 and OpenID Connect modules for flexible authentication integration
Use 3rd-party authentication services like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, GitHub, Discord, Slack and more
Content Rendering(4 features)
Insert code snippets with full color syntax highlighting and line numbering
Easily generate diagrams such as UML, Flowcharts, Sequence and more
Render complex math expressions using TeX or MathML syntax
Include media content such as Youtube videos, audio, asciinema and more
Search(4 features)
Wiki.js comes with a search engine built-in requiring zero setup and is the best option for most users
Use cloud search services like Algolia, Azure Search and more to power your wiki search capabilities
Use your existing elasticsearch installation to power your wiki search capabilities
Use external search engines like Manticore, Solr or Sphinx to power your wiki search capabilities
Storage & Backup(4 features)
Backup your content to cloud storage services like AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, DigitalOcean Spaces and more
Synchronize or backup your content to popular Git services such as GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Azure DevOps and more
Backup your content locally on disk / network share or to a remote server on the network using Secure Copy over SSH
Backup your content to your personal cloud storage service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, MS OneDrive, Box and more
User Management(4 features)
Set group permissions to effectively control what your users can do or access with granular permissions for page editing, assets management and administration area access
Set advanced and precise page rules to groups using exact path, start/end with and regex filters
Assign users into groups to control what they can do or access without wasting time assigning permissions on a per user basis
Manage your users from the administration area and quickly create new users or edit all aspects of existing users
Localization(3 features)
Wiki.js is translated in over 40 languages with easy to use translation tools
Make your wiki available in multiple languages and quickly switch between languages for the same page
Right-to-left languages are fully supported
Theming(3 features)
Create your own themes to fully change the look and feel of your wiki
Choose between light and dark mode for the UI
The default theme has many color and display options to make it your own
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