BookStack
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Screenshot  A page of BookStack | |
| Original author(s) | Dan Brown |
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| Developer(s) | Dan Brown and community members |
| Initial release | 12 July 2015 |
| Stable release | 24.02.3[1] 
/ 2024-04-05; 21 days ago |
| Repository | |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 36[2] languages |
| Type | Wiki software |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | www |
BookStack is a free and open-source wiki software aimed for a simple, self-hosted, and easy-to-use platform. Based on Laravel, a PHP framework, BookStack is released under the MIT License. It uses the ideas of books to organise pages and store information.[3] BookStack is multilingual and available in over thirty languages.[2] For the simplicity, BookStack is considered as suitable for smaller businesses or freelancers.[4]
History
BookStack’s first commit was published on 12 July 2015 by Dan Brown, a British web developer.[5] Originally named ‘Oxbow’, the project was renamed to BookStack after only 11 days. The initial proper layout was inspired by DokuWiki, and in October of the same year, the current layout of BookStack was settled.[6] The overall design was significantly optimised with the release of v0.26 on 6 May 2019, especially on the mobile experience.[7]
After over five years of development by Brown and the community members, it ended the beta stage with the release of v21.04 on 9 April 2021.[8] BookStack has become the most popular wiki software written in PHP on GitHub, as of June 2021.[9]
Features
Installation and configuration
PHP 7.3+, MySQL 5.6+, Git (for updates), and Composer are required for the installation of BookStack. It also can be installed via a Docker container.[10] The name, logo and registration options can be changed, and whether the whole system is publicly viewable or not can be also changed.[11]
Content levels
BookStack, as the name suggests, is based of the ideas of a normal stack of books. The categorisation of BookStack is limited to four levels— shelves, books, chapters, and pages. Books and pages are required for storing contents, while chapters are optional for better organisation of pages. Shelves can contain multiple books, and a single book could be placed on multiple shelves.[3]
Organisation
On a BookStack website, chapters and pages can be sorted within a book. A chapter can be moved to another book, and a page can be moved to either another book or another chapter.[12] Page revisions and image management are available, as well as a full role and permission system that allows to lock down contents and actions.[11]
Editing and searching
BookStack provides WYSIWYG and Markdown editors, and the Markdown editor also provides a live preview. Books, chapters and pages are fully searchable, and it is available to link directly to any paragraph.[11]
Integrated authentication
The email/password login social providers such as GitHub, Google, Slack, AzureAD and more can be used. Okta and LDAP options are available for enterprise environments.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Release 24.02.3". 5 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b "BookStack/resources/lang/". GitHub. BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Content Overview". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Sears, Ben (20 November 2017). "Open Source Review — BookStack". HackerNoon. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Dan (28 July 2020). "Five Years of BookStack". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Dan (11 July 2016). "A Year of BookStack". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Dan (6 May 2019). "Beta Release v0.26.0". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Dan (9 April 2021). "BookStack Release v21.04". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "wiki". GitHub. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Installation". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Features". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Organising Content". BookStack. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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