DokuWiki

A simple, mature wiki that stores pages in plain text files, needs no database, and runs anywhere PHP runs, with hundreds of plugins.

4.7k stars, 923 forks PHP On GitHub since January 2010

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What is DokuWiki?

DokuWiki has been around since 2004 and remains popular for documentation, team notes and internal knowledge bases. Pages are kept as text files, so there is no database to install or back up separately, and revisions, access control lists and full-text search are built in. Hundreds of plugins and templates add editors, authentication methods and layouts. The interface is translated into more than 60 languages.

Good fit if

  • You want a wiki that is easy to back up, move and keep running for years.
  • Your hosting supports PHP but not a database.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a modern editor and real-time collaboration: Docmost.
  • You want a book-like structure for non-technical users: BookStack.

Before you adopt it

DokuWiki is GPL-2.0, with no paid parts, led for two decades by Andreas Gohr and its community. There is no official Docker setup in the repository, but community images exist.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

DokuWiki health: is it still maintained?

69 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    39 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 September 2026.
    19 / 30
  • Contributors
    8 people wrote the 39 commits of the last 90 days; the most active wrote 79% of them.
    13 / 20
  • Releases
    4 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, release-2026-07-14c, on 2 September 2026.
    16 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 50% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 8 hours.
    16 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

DokuWiki license: is it open source?

DokuWiki uses GPL-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. January 2010First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayGPL-2.0.

How to run DokuWiki yourself

Docker
No Docker files in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
64 languages

Install instructions: dokuwiki.org or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about DokuWiki

Is DokuWiki open source?

Yes. DokuWiki is published under GPL-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is DokuWiki still maintained?

Its health score is 69 of 100 (actively developed). It had 39 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 September 2026, and its latest release came out on 2 September 2026.

How do I run DokuWiki?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What are the alternatives to DokuWiki?

Close alternatives in the Notes & knowledge bases category include BookStack, Docmost, TiddlyWiki.