An Otter Wiki Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

An Otter Wiki hosting on xCloud lets you deploy An Otter Wiki, a minimalistic Python wiki that keeps its pages in Markdown and its history in Git, on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned container with one persistent volume for settings, the SQLite database and the Git repository, and publishes it over HTTPS. You register with the administrator email you entered to become the admin.

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What is An Otter Wiki?

An Otter Wiki is a minimalistic, Python-based collaborative wiki that stores its content in a Git repository, which tracks every change. Pages are written in Markdown with extensions for tables, footnotes, alerts and Mermaid diagrams, and the wiki adds a full page history, attachments, user authentication, a customisable sidebar and dark mode. A self-hosted An Otter Wiki is a Git-backed Markdown wiki of your own. It is MIT licensed.

On xCloud it is An Otter Wiki 2.24.1, the official image pinned by digest, as a single container with SQLite for accounts and metadata. The otterwiki_data volume holds the settings, the database and the Git repository, so one path covers all state. Upstream defaults are open, so the install lets anyone register and anonymous visitors edit until you change the permissions.

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

A wiki normally means a container, an admin, a Git repository, a volume, a domain and a certificate before the first page. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick An Otter Wiki from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then set the Administrator email.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official An Otter Wiki 2.24.1 image, pinned by immutable digest, mount the otterwiki_data volume, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Register As Admin And Lock It Down
Open your domain and register with the administrator email you entered; that account is approved immediately and becomes admin. Then go straight to Settings, Permissions and Registration, raise write and attachment access to Registered or Approved and tick Disable registration unless you want public sign-ups.

Everything An Otter Wiki Does, On Your Own Server

An Otter Wiki runs in full here: Markdown editing with preview, Git history, attachments, search and access levels, on a volume you own.

Markdown With Preview
Write pages in Markdown and preview as you go.
Every Edit In Git
Full page history backed by a Git repository inside the data volume.
Access Levels
Set read, write and upload access for anonymous, registered or approved users.
Admin By Email
Only the account that registers with the administrator email you entered is granted admin.
Tiny Footprint
A single Python app with SQLite metadata, around 100 MB idle.
One Volume
Settings, the SQLite database, the Git content repository and plugins all live on otterwiki_data.

Everything You Need To Run Your Wiki 24/7

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

An Otter Wiki 2.24.1 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Admin granted to the email you choose
Kept behind xCloud nginx on port 80
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With An Otter Wiki

Run a team wiki in Markdown
Let colleagues write and edit pages in Markdown with preview, tables and Mermaid diagrams, so project notes and how-tos live in one searchable place on your server.
Keep a full history of every edit
Review who changed a page and when from the page history and changelog, and restore an earlier version, because every change is tracked in Git.
Control who can read and write
Set read, write and attachment access separately for anonymous, registered or approved users, so a public documentation site can stay read-only for visitors.
Back up your wiki as a Git repository
Clone or copy the repository inside the data volume for a human-readable backup of every page, in addition to a copy of the whole volume.

An Otter Wiki vs Alternatives

Hosted team wikis: A hosted wiki keeps pages on the vendor's servers. An Otter Wiki stores pages as Markdown in a Git repository on your own volume, with access levels you set.
DokuWiki: DokuWiki has its own OneClick page. In an An Otter Wiki vs DokuWiki comparison, An Otter Wiki is a Python app with Markdown pages, Git-tracked history and an experimental git HTTP server.
Wiki.js: Wiki.js has its own OneClick page. An Otter Wiki is a single container with SQLite, around 100 MB of RAM idle, and no separate database or queue to run.
BookStack: BookStack has its own OneClick page. An Otter Wiki keeps a flat set of Markdown pages with a customisable sidebar and page index, rather than a shelves, books and chapters structure.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

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More headroom for large attachments and many editors.

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

An Otter Wiki next to Halo and Wallabag on one knowledge server.

$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.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Wiki?

An Otter Wiki on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. 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.

How much RAM does An Otter Wiki need?

The template floor is 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 1 GB of disk; the template cites about 100 MB of RAM idle. It is one Python container with SQLite, so the 6 GB plan leaves ample room for other apps.

Can you self-host An Otter Wiki with Docker?

Yes, and this template is an otter wiki docker hosting setup without the work: the official image pinned by digest, one otterwiki_data volume, a generated secret key kept in settings.cfg and HTTPS on your own domain, with no database sidecar.

Where does An Otter Wiki store its pages?

In a Git repository inside the otterwiki_data volume, which tracks every change, while accounts and metadata sit in SQLite in the same volume. One path therefore holds the pages, their history, the settings and any plugins.

Who becomes the administrator of An Otter Wiki?

Only the account that registers with the exact administrator email you entered at install, in lower case. That account is approved immediately and skips email confirmation. Everyone else who registers is a regular user.

Is An Otter Wiki public by default?

Yes. Upstream defaults are open: anyone can register, and anonymous visitors can read, edit and upload. After signing in, raise Write and Attachment access to Registered under Settings, Permissions and Registration, and tick Disable registration.

Why does a new An Otter Wiki user not get confirmed?

New non-admin accounts need email confirmation by default, and outbound mail is not set up. Configure mail under Settings, Mail before inviting users, or untick the registration confirmation option on the Permissions page.

Is An Otter Wiki free?

Yes. An Otter Wiki uses the MIT licence, which carries no fee for the wiki itself. The Cloud VPS is the only charge, so this An Otter Wiki cloud install belongs to you, pages and history included.

How do I back up An Otter Wiki?

Back up the otterwiki_data volume, which holds settings.cfg with the secret key, the SQLite database, the Git repository of pages and any plugins. You can also copy the repository for an incremental, readable backup.

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How do I upgrade An Otter Wiki?

The install stays on its pinned 2.24.1 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up otterwiki_data first, and check the upstream release notes. No upgrade happens by itself, and redeploying leaves the volume intact.

How does An Otter Wiki compare with DokuWiki or Wiki.js?

Upstream publishes no comparison. An Otter Wiki is minimalistic: Markdown pages in Git, SQLite and one container, so it suits small teams that want history and simple access levels without extra services.

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.