Otter Wiki
A simple, git-backed wiki with Markdown editing, dark mode, and Docker support.
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A minimal Markdown wiki with Git versioning, Docker support, and dark mode.
Core Features
- Minimalistic interface with dark mode
- Markdown editor with tables, footnotes, alerts, Mermaid diagrams
- Git-based version control with full changelog and page history
- User authentication (first user becomes admin)
- Page attachments
What It Can't Do
- •Bind mount app-data volume to persist data; otherwise lost on container restart,Default listens only on localhost; use reverse proxy (Nginx/Apache/Caddy) for public access,Experimental Git HTTP server disabled by default,Some extended Markdown features may have rendering limitations in the editor
Use Cases
- Team collaboration on documentation
- Personal knowledge base or note-taking
- Lightweight project wiki
- Replacing traditional wikis with Git-backed storage
Detailed Introduction
Otter Wiki is a Python-based collaborative content management system (wiki) that stores all changes in a Git repository. It uses Markdown for formatting, Flask as the web framework, and provides a clean interface with dark mode. Key features include user authentication, page attachments, full changelog and history, customizable sidebar, and extended Markdown support (tables, footnotes, alerts, Mermaid diagrams). An experimental Git HTTP server allows cloning and pushing wiki content. It can be easily deployed via Docker Compose. The first registered user becomes an admin.
Troubleshooting & FAQ (1)
feature inquiryHow can I add a remote Git repository from the Otter Wiki interface?
This feature is already implemented. You can configure pushing and pulling to a remote repository via SSH. See the official documentation: https://otterwiki.com/Configuration/Repository%20Management#pushing-to-and-pulling-from-ssh-remote
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1. Create docker-compose.yml (see README example)
2. Run docker-compose up -d
3. Access http://127.0.0.1:8080
- 1. Create docker-compose.yml (see README example)
- 2. Run docker-compose up -d
- 3. Access http://127.0.0.1:8080
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Stop and remove containers: docker-compose down -v (removes app-data volume; backup first)
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