In simple English
Documize Community lets you store and organise company documents on your own server. It is an alternative to large wiki tools like Confluence. You can write guides for your team and pages for your customers in one place. It packs everything into a single program file, but you must connect it to a separate database. The core software is free to run, though the creators sell a paid upgrade for advanced features.
What it is
A modern, self-hosted knowledge management platform built with Go (a programming language designed for fast, reliable server software) and EmberJS (a framework for building interactive web applications). It compiles into a single executable binary that requires an external database like PostgreSQL (a powerful open-source SQL database) or MySQL.
What it is good for
Solo builders and teams who want a private, self-hosted wiki to organise internal notes and customer-facing guides without paying heavy monthly fees for commercial SaaS tools.
- Packs the entire application into a single executable file for easy deployment.
- Supports multiple authentication systems including email, LDAP, and Keycloak (an open-source identity and access management tool).
- Includes multilingual support out of the box for nine languages.
- Requires an external SQL database such as PostgreSQL with full-text search enabled.
- Uses the AGPL-3.0 licence (a strict open-source licence that requires you to share your source code if you modify the software and let people access it over a network).
- Advanced features like content approval workflows and PDF exports require the paid Community+ edition.
Confluence
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