---
title: wikijs
description: Quick overview of wikijs and setup
date: 2025-02-04
lastmod: 2025-02-04
author: wompmacho
showHero: false # needed to hide "hero banner"
---

## What is wikijs?

Wiki.js is a powerful, modern, and open-source wiki application built on Node.js. It is designed to be the central knowledge base for your home lab or professional projects, replacing traditional, clunky wiki platforms with a sleek, intuitive interface.

I like it because of the useful Markdown editor that lets you nicely organize
links, code etc. I can also backup the database to my NAS in nice MD files, so
nothing gets lost if something is corrupted. 

## Docker Compose Example

``` yaml
# wikijs - docker compose
# https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-wikijs
---
version: "3.8"
services:
  wikijs:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/wikijs:latest
    container_name: wikijs
    environment:
      - PUID=0
      - PGID=0
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - DB_TYPE=sqlite #optional
      - DB_HOST= #optional
      - DB_PORT= #optional
      - DB_NAME= #optional
      - DB_USER= #optional
      - DB_PASS= #optional
    volumes:
      - /app/wiki/config:/config
      - /app/wiki/data:/data
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
    restart: unless-stopped
```