What is BookStack?

BookStack is a documentation and wiki platform built around a structure people already understand: shelves, books, chapters and pages. Instead of a flat pile of documents with clever tagging bolted on, the hierarchy does the organising, which is why teams tend to keep using it after the initial enthusiasm wears off.

Features

• Shelves, books, chapters, pages, a structure that scales from a handful of notes to a real manual.
• WYSIWYG and markdown editors, switchable per page, so writers and engineers can both work comfortably.
• Full text search across everything, with filters for tags, book and author.
• Page revisions with diffs, so you can see what changed and roll back.
• Drawing support via a built in diagram editor.
• Granular permissions per shelf, book, chapter or page.
• Attachments and image galleries stored alongside your content.
• Open source, MIT licensed, no paid tier holding features back.

Why run BookStack on ElfHosted?

• HTTPS on your own ElfHosted subdomain, with certificates renewed for you.
• MariaDB runs alongside it, configured and backed up, so there is no database to stand up.
• Nightly backups of your content into your own backup volume, which you can browse and restore yourself.
• Updates tracked and applied, including security releases.
• SSO through your ElfHosted account.

BookStack is the wiki for people who want structure rather than a search box. Hosted on ElfHosted with HTTPS, a managed database, nightly backups and tracked updates.