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Docmost is a collaborative wiki and documentation platform positioned as an alternative to Confluence and Notion. It combines real-time editing, diagrams, spaces, permissions, comments, page history, and search. The latest stable release is v0.96.0. The core is AGPL-3.0 while some Enterprise features use a separate license.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Bring collaborative knowledge management, diagrams, history, and permissions together
The README lists real-time collaboration, Draw.io/Excalidraw/Mermaid diagrams, spaces, permissions, groups, comments, page history, search, attachments, and embeds as core features.
Sources: [2]
Self-host the stack with PostgreSQL and Redis through Docker Compose
The repository docker-compose.yml runs Docmost with PostgreSQL 18 and Redis 8 and exposes the app on localhost:3000. The APP_SECRET and database password are placeholders and need strong replacements before use.
Sources: [4]
For teams that want an owned internal wiki, design documentation, and project knowledge base
It fits teams that want documents, diagrams, attachments, search, spaces, and permissions on one self-hosted platform instead of distributing knowledge across several SaaS tools.
Track the core versus Enterprise feature and license boundary on every release
The README identifies the core as AGPL-3.0 and designated EE directories as Enterprise licensed. Release v0.96.0 lists MCP OAuth, AI Chat controls, SIEM integration, and Turbopuffer vector search under Enterprise. The release also includes security fixes, making upgrade cadence operationally important.
Official sources
- [1]docmost/docmost — GitHub repository metadata(2026-09-16)
- [2]Docmost — README(2026-09-16)
- [3]Docmost v0.96.0 release(2026-09-16)
- [4]Docmost — docker-compose.yml(2026-09-16)
Supplemental curator note
It is a clear Confluence/Notion alternative, but some features such as MCP OAuth and SIEM are Enterprise features. Evaluate the AGPL core separately from EE capabilities.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
Use the root docker-compose.yml for a self-hosted evaluation and make sure Docker Compose is available.
git clone https://github.com/docmost/docmost.git && cd docmost - 2
Replace the secrets
Use the generated value for APP_SECRET and replace STRONG_DB_PASSWORD in docker-compose.yml with a strong password.
openssl rand -hex 32 - 3
Start Docmost
Start Docmost, PostgreSQL, and Redis, then create the initial workspace in the browser.
docker compose up -d → http://localhost:3000
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GitHub Topics
- documentation
- knowledge-base
- opensource
- realtime-collaboration
- wiki
- confluence
- notion
- notion-alternative
- open-source
- mediawiki
- drawio
- miro
- Stars
- 21,698
- Forks
- 1,564
- Watchers
- 69
- Open issues
- 227
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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