BookStack

BookStack is an open-source documentation and knowledge management platform designed for organizations that want a simple, self-hosted wiki. The project provides a structured way to organize information into shelves, books, chapters and pages, making it useful for technical documentation, internal procedures, manuals and knowledge bases. BookStack is built with a focus on straightforward administration and ease of use, allowing users with basic word-processing skills to create and maintain documentation. The platform supports rich text editing, image and file attachments, permissions and user management. Because BookStack can be self-hosted, organizations retain control over their infrastructure and data rather than relying on a third-party SaaS knowledge base. This makes it particularly useful for IT teams, developers, educational institutions and businesses with internal documentation requirements. The project is open source and has an active community contributing improvements, documentation and support. BookStack can be deployed on common Linux-based web hosting environments and integrates with standard authentication and infrastructure patterns. Its simple information hierarchy helps teams avoid the complexity of some enterprise wiki systems while still providing powerful documentation capabilities. Organizations can use it to maintain security procedures, runbooks, system documentation and internal operational knowledge in a controlled environment.