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BookStack — organize internal knowledge with a simple Book, Chapter, and Page structure

OSS scale score 285.1OSS health 89Update pace 50 commits/30d
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Stars
19,050
Primary language
PHP
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 19, 2026

Overview

BookStack is a self-hosted documentation platform that organizes information into Books, Chapters, and Pages. It prioritizes an intuitive editing experience for users with basic word-processing skills while also providing permissions, APIs, webhooks, and administrative capabilities.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Organize knowledge with a clear Book, Chapter, and Page hierarchy

Instead of relying only on an unrestricted page tree, BookStack gives manuals, runbooks, and internal knowledge a predictable information architecture.

Sources: [2][4]

Combine simple editing with administrative features

The README emphasizes an out-of-the-box experience usable with basic word-processing skills, while permissions, APIs, and webhooks support operational needs.

Sources: [2][4]

For self-hosted internal documentation and knowledge bases

BookStack fits teams that want searchable, maintainable documentation with more structure and less CMS complexity.

Sources: [2][4]

Understand its opinionated scope and the move to Codeberg

The project explicitly positions BookStack as a documentation platform rather than a general extensible platform. Active development, issues, and releases now live on Codeberg, so GitHub should not be treated as the primary project tracker.

Sources: [2][5]

Official sources

  1. [1]BookStack GitHub mirror(2026-09-20)
  2. [2]BookStack README(2026-09-20)
  3. [3]BookStack MIT license(2026-09-20)
  4. [4]BookStack documentation(2026-09-20)
  5. [5]BookStack canonical Codeberg repository(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note

BookStack is intentionally opinionated around documentation rather than being a general extensible platform. Its README emphasizes a simple out-of-the-box authoring experience. Active development, issues, and releases have moved to Codeberg, while GitHub remains an alternate/mirrored source.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Follow the current installation guide

    Use the current BookStack documentation to choose an installation path for your OS, web server, and database.

    https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/installation
  2. 2

    Use Codeberg for current releases and source

    The canonical project repository is now on Codeberg, so do not rely on GitHub alone for release tracking.

    https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/releases
  3. 3

    Create one Book, Chapter, and Page

    Verify BookStack’s opinionated information hierarchy and editing experience with the smallest useful example.

    Create Book → Chapter → Page in the Web UI
Check the official README

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Open PRs
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Issues opened
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PRs opened
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4 / 0

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GitHub Topics

  • bookstack
  • laravel
  • php
  • wiki
  • selfhosted
  • documentation
Stars
19,050
Forks
2,422
Watchers
201
Open issues
0
Contributors
195
Primary language
PHP
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 19, 2026
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