Docmost is a free and open source collaborative wiki and documentation app. It is ideal alternative to Notion and Confluence for managing your wiki, knowledge-base, documentation and a lot more.
Requires application load balancer
Running Docmost on FlexStack requires an Application Load Balancer which incurs an additional fee of around $16/month per environment. The ALB is necessary for communicating over websockets, which are not supported by API Gateway HTTP APIs.
Features
- Realtime collaborative editing
- Permissions to restrict who can view and edit what
- Spaces for organizing documents by team or project
- Comments that allow your team to engage in meaningful conversation about documents
- Attachments for images and videos - no S3 required!
Required variables
DATABASE_URL: A PostgreSQL connection URI for the database you want to use as a backend and apply Umami migrations to. Check out the FlexStack Databases guide for integration recommendations. Below is a screenshot of a copyable connection URI in the Neon dashboard.REDIS_URL: A Redis connection URI for an external Redis service.
Getting started
When your app finishes deploying, open its URL in your browser. From there you'll be taken to a setup page where you can set up your first workspace.
Additional configuration
Docmost comes with several configuration options. Most importantly you should consider configuring SMTP settings for emails and set your APP_URL to either your CloudFront address https://dxxxxxx.cloudfront.net or a custom domain.