DokuWiki Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy DokuWiki hosting for a self-hosted wiki without database administration: pages, media, revisions and users all sit as plain files on one volume. xCloud runs the pinned image, creates your administrator with a generated password and publishes the wiki over HTTPS on your domain, readable by visitors and editable once signed in. Uploads up to 128 MB, page history and access control lists work from the first start.

Deploy your DokuWiki

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What is DokuWiki?

DokuWiki is a file-based wiki engine written in PHP and released under the GPL-2.0 licence. It keeps pages, media, old revisions, users and configuration as plain files instead of rows in a database, and adds namespaces, page history, access control lists, a media manager and a large plugin and template ecosystem. Teams use it as self-hosted DokuWiki documentation in place of hosted wikis such as Confluence.

On xCloud the template runs the official dokuwiki/dokuwiki image at 2026-07-14c (Apache and PHP 8.4), pinned by digest, as a single container with no database, cache or queue. All state lives on the dokuwiki_storage volume. The first start writes the configuration, turns access control on and creates your administrator with a generated 24-character password. Visitors can read pages; only signed-in users can edit. You own the pages.

From Sign-Up to a Live DokuWiki In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting DokuWiki normally means a container, a generated admin password, a domain and a certificate before a single page exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick DokuWiki from the OneClick catalog. Enter an administrator username, administrator email and an optional wiki title.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the dokuwiki/dokuwiki 2026-07-14c image, create the administrator with a generated 24-character password, mount the dokuwiki_storage volume and publish the wiki over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Create Pages
Open your HTTPS URL and sign in as the administrator. Add your editors under Admin, User Manager, since self-registration is off, then create the first page in a namespace.

Everything DokuWiki Does, On Your Own Server

DokuWiki runs in full here — the same wiki tooling as any hosted documentation platform, on infrastructure you control.

Team Documentation And Knowledge Base
Organize pages into namespaces with an automatic index, built for internal documentation rather than a public blog.
Full Page Revision History
Every edit keeps a full history, with recent changes and side-by-side or inline diffs.
Access Control Lists
The template starts as a public-read wiki where only logged-in users can edit — the same ACL system DokuWiki documents upstream.
Media Uploads Up To 128 MB
Embed images, documents and other media directly in pages, stored alongside the wiki content itself.
No Database To Run
Everything — pages, media, revisions, users, ACLs, configuration and plugins — is stored as plain files, so there is no database to maintain or back up separately.
A Large Plugin Ecosystem
Extend DokuWiki with community plugins and templates, installed into the same persistent volume that holds everything else.

Everything You Need To Run Your Documentation 24/7

Managed hosting for DokuWiki, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

DokuWiki deployed instantly
Generated administrator password
Free SSL certificate
Access-control enforced from first boot
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With DokuWiki

Publish team docs your staff can edit
Give a team one place for runbooks and how-tos. Visitors read pages, signed-in editors change them, and namespaces group pages by topic with an index. You add editors from the User Manager, since sign-up is off.
Keep an internal wiki private
Set the @ALL group to None for the whole wiki under Access Control List Management and only signed-in users see anything. A small company can keep procedures off the public web without a separate login system.
Track every change to a policy page
Each edit keeps its old revision, so an editor can open the history, compare versions and see who changed what. Useful for policies and procedures where you need to show what a page said last quarter.
Attach files to documentation pages
Upload diagrams, PDFs and images through the media manager and embed them in pages. The template accepts files up to 128 MB each and stores them on the same volume as the pages.

DokuWiki vs Alternatives

Confluence: Confluence is a hosted wiki you rent. DokuWiki runs on your own Cloud VPS and keeps pages as plain files on a volume you control, so there is no database to export from when you want to move or copy it.
MediaWiki: MediaWiki is a different wiki engine and has no OneClick page on xCloud. Choose DokuWiki here when you want a single container, flat-file storage and a one-volume backup, with no database service alongside.
BookStack: BookStack is organised into shelves, books and pages and its xCloud template runs with a database. DokuWiki's template has none, so its whole state is one volume. See the BookStack page to compare.
Wiki.js: Wiki.js on xCloud comes with a private PostgreSQL database. DokuWiki needs no database service, which keeps the stack to one container and one volume to back up and restore.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for DokuWiki hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Larger teams, more pages, more media uploads.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

DokuWiki alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. DokuWiki itself is free under the GPL-2.0 licence.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy DokuWiki on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Own Your Knowledge Base?

DokuWiki on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the content. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is DokuWiki used for?

DokuWiki is used for team documentation, internal knowledge bases and shared how-to pages. Pages are grouped in namespaces, every edit keeps a revision, and media files embed in pages. It suits small and mid-sized teams that want a wiki they host and own.

Does DokuWiki need a database?

No. DokuWiki stores pages, media, revisions, users and configuration as plain files, and this template runs a single container with no database, cache or queue. That is why there is only one volume, dokuwiki_storage, to manage and no separate database to maintain.

Is DokuWiki free?

Yes, the software is free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence. What you pay xCloud for is the dedicated Cloud VPS it runs on and the deployment work around it, not the application itself.

Can you run DokuWiki in Docker?

Yes, and for DokuWiki Docker hosting this template does it for you. It starts the official dokuwiki/dokuwiki image at 2026-07-14c, mounts the storage volume, generates the administrator password and puts HTTPS in front on your domain, without you writing compose files.

How do I back up DokuWiki?

Back up the dokuwiki_storage volume. It holds data (pages, media and old revisions), conf (users and access rules) and any plugins or templates you installed. A tar of /storage taken from the running container gives a consistent copy; test a restore before you rely on it.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade DokuWiki?

The 2026-07-14c image is pinned by digest, so nothing changes under you. To upgrade, move to a newer template version, which bumps the tag and digest together. New installs pull the new image; an existing install stays on its version until you redeploy. Back up the volume first.

Does DokuWiki have access control?

Yes. The template turns access control on from the first start with the "Public Wiki" policy: anyone can read, only signed-in users can edit or upload, and self-registration is off. Make the wiki fully private by setting the @ALL group to None under Access Control List Management.

Can DokuWiki use plugins?

Yes. Plugins and templates are installed from Admin, Extension Manager and are written to the dokuwiki_storage volume, so they survive a restart and are included in a volume backup. Email needs the SMTP plugin, because the image has no mail server of its own.

What are the DokuWiki server requirements?

The template manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk. This page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS tier, which leaves wide headroom for a growing wiki with many media uploads. Upload size is capped at 128 MB per file by the proxy.

Can I use DokuWiki in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. For DokuWiki cloud use, the wiki lives on a dedicated Cloud VPS that xCloud sets up, with your domain and certificate in front of it. You can also attach your own server instead and deploy the same template there.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use the administrator username you entered on the install form and the generated 24-character password from the credentials panel. These fields are read only on the first start, so change the password later from the wiki's Update Profile page, not from the environment editor.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.