Features page (Confluence alternative) — BookStack

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• License Report an error

  “BookStack is 100% free to use under the MIT license. The code is fully open; Use and modify BookStack any way you like, just provide attribution if you distribute the code.”

• Self hosting Report an error

  “There’s no push to the cloud here unless that’s your preference. Whether you install on a Raspberry Pi, or stick it in AWS; It’s fully up to you. You can ensure your documentation stays behind your firewall.”

• Stack Report an error

  “BookStack is built in modern PHP and can run on lightweight systems.”

• Editor Report an error

  “BookStack uses a WYSWIYG editor at its core, with a range of essential formatting options and features. No scary mark-up language. Ideal for mixed-skill environments.”

• Storage format Report an error

  “BookStack primarily retains content in a relatively focused and flat layer of HTML. One of our ideals is to keep the format relatively standardised for if you ever need to migrate away from BookStack.”

• Rest API Report an error

  “Our growing REST API allows the programming of automation where desired, and provides a mechanism for import where needed.”

• Diagramsnet Report an error

  “You can jump directly into an embedded diagrams.net editing session which will save directly into BookStack.”

• Authentication Report an error

  “A range of authentication options and controls are built-in including LDAP, SAML2 and a range of OAuth clients. Additionally MFA with role-based enforcement can be used with any of these.”

• Community Report an error

  “Whether it’s via Codeberg, our community forum, or our subreddit, you can discuss with and seek help from the BookStack developers & the wider community.”

• Confluence migration Report an error

  “We don’t yet have an automated way to migrate your content directly from Confluence to BookStack. We do have a growing REST API that can be used to automate some of the process where possible.”

• Trademark Report an error

  “BookStack® is a registered trade mark of Daniel Brown.”

• Creator Report an error

  “BookStack - Created By Dan Brown and developed with the community.”

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