Wiki.js Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Wiki.js hosting and run a self-hosted wiki and documentation platform for your team on a domain you control. xCloud starts the pinned Wiki.js image beside a private PostgreSQL database, generates the database credentials, mounts persistent volumes for content and data, and publishes the site over HTTPS. You create the first administrator in Wiki.js's own setup wizard, so nobody else can claim it for you.

Deploy your Wiki.js

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What is Wiki.js?

Wiki.js is a modern, lightweight and powerful wiki application built on Node.js and released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. The template describes it as an open-source knowledge base with access control, search and collaborative editing, and Wiki.js supports external authentication, search, mail and storage modules that you configure from its administration area. Self-hosted Wiki.js is the option for teams that would otherwise keep documentation in a hosted tool such as Confluence or Notion.

On xCloud the template runs requarks/wiki 2.5.314, pinned by digest, beside a private PostgreSQL 15 container with no published port. Pages, users, settings and uploaded assets live in the database on wiki_db, with wiki_data and wiki_content holding cache and local file storage. There are no install fields: the administrator email and password are chosen in the first-run wizard.

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

Self-hosting Wiki.js normally means a container, a database, a domain and a certificate before the first page exists. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Wiki.js from the OneClick catalog. Enter a site title and a domain — there are no app-specific fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up Wiki.js alongside a private PostgreSQL database with generated credentials, and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Start Using It
Open your site and complete Wiki.js's own setup screen to create the first administrator account, then start writing pages.

Everything Wiki.js Does, On Your Own Server

Wiki.js runs in full here — the same open-source app, with the content on infrastructure you control.

Browser-Based Editing
Write and organize pages from the browser with Wiki.js's own editors — nothing trimmed, nothing behind a paid tier.
Full-Text Search
The default search matches titles, descriptions and paths; switch to Wiki.js's built-in PostgreSQL search engine in the administration area to search page content, using the database already deployed.
Access Control And Permissions
Set who can read, edit or manage each page with Wiki.js's own users, groups and permission model.
Private PostgreSQL Database
PostgreSQL 15 is deployed alongside Wiki.js on a private network, with credentials generated for you — nothing to configure.
Persistent Storage
Wiki.js data and page content live on named volumes that survive a restart, so your knowledge base doesn't disappear.
Yours To Extend
A server you own means you can run other apps beside it and script against it however you like.

Everything You Need To Run Your Knowledge Base 24/7

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

Wiki.js 2.5.314 deployed instantly
Private PostgreSQL database included
Generated database credentials
Persistent page and data storage
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Wiki.js

Publish an internal handbook
Give a company one searchable place for policies and how-tos, with access control deciding which teams can read or edit each section.
Document a product for customers
Write public product documentation in the browser, organise it with navigation and let visitors find answers through search on your own domain.
Edit together without conflicts
Several people can work in the same wiki through browser-based collaborative editing, with changes stored in PostgreSQL rather than scattered across shared drives.
Connect your own sign-in
Add an external authentication module from the administration area so staff sign in through the identity system you already run, instead of new passwords.

Wiki.js vs Alternatives

Confluence: If your team writes in Confluence today, Wiki.js is the self-hosted route: pages, users and settings live in PostgreSQL on your own Cloud VPS, and the AGPL-3.0 software has no seat fee.
Notion: If your documentation sits in Notion, Wiki.js keeps it on a server you control, with local file storage on its own volume and browser-based editing.
BookStack: BookStack has its own xCloud page. Wiki.js's template pairs the app with PostgreSQL 15 and offers Markdown, visual and code editors, so compare the two templates for database and editing style before choosing.
DokuWiki: DokuWiki has its own xCloud page. Wiki.js's template runs PostgreSQL beside the app and asks for 1024 MB of RAM, so compare the two templates' requirements before choosing.

Ready To Own Your Knowledge Base?

Wiki.js on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your 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 Wiki.js used for?

Wiki.js is used to write and organise team documentation in a browser. Editors create pages, navigation and content, readers find things through search, and access control decides who can see or change each area. It suits internal handbooks, product documentation and shared knowledge bases that a team wants to host itself.

Is Wiki.js free and open source?

Yes. Wiki.js is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so there is no licence fee for the wiki. Your xCloud payment covers the dedicated Cloud VPS that runs Wiki.js and its PostgreSQL database and for the deployment around them. Integrations you connect, such as external search or mail, may carry their own costs.

Can you self-host Wiki.js with Docker?

Yes. For Wiki.js Docker hosting the template runs the requarks/wiki 2.5.314 image, pinned by digest, with a private PostgreSQL 15 container and three named volumes. It generates the database name, user and password and puts HTTPS on your domain, so there is no compose file for you to maintain or open database ports.

Which database does Wiki.js need?

This template uses PostgreSQL 15 in a private sidecar container on the internal network, reachable by nothing else. xCloud generates the database name, user and password. The database holds pages, users, settings and uploaded assets, so it is the most important thing to protect when you plan backups.

How much RAM does Wiki.js need?

Wiki.js's manifest floor is 1024 MB of RAM, one core and 5 GB of disk, an eligibility floor, not a production size. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here sits comfortably above that for a team wiki with a PostgreSQL database beside it. Large page libraries and many editors benefit from more headroom.

How do I back up Wiki.js?

A Wiki.js backup covers all three volumes together: wiki_db holds the PostgreSQL data with pages, users and settings, wiki_content holds files managed by the local storage module and wiki_data holds cache and temporary uploads. Use a PostgreSQL-consistent dump or stop the app briefly, keep copies off-server and test a restore.

Back up and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Wiki.js?

The wiki stays on 2.5.314, fixed by digest. For a newer release, copy the database and volumes, read Wiki.js's notes, then choose a later template version and recreate the containers without deleting volumes. Moving PostgreSQL to a new major version is a separate dump-and-restore job.

Who creates the first Wiki.js administrator?

You do. The install form has no app-specific fields, and Wiki.js collects the administrator email, password, public site URL and telemetry choice in its own first-run wizard when you first open the site. xCloud does not store the administrator password. Finish the wizard promptly after the deploy completes.

Does Wiki.js support external authentication?

Wiki.js supports external authentication, search, mail and storage modules, which you configure from its administration area. Local authentication is enabled by the setup process and public self-registration is disabled. The credentials and remote data of any integration you add are outside what this template manages.

Can I run Wiki.js in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. Under Wiki.js cloud use, xCloud provisions a dedicated Cloud VPS, runs the wiki and PostgreSQL on it and attaches your domain and certificate. Prefer your own hardware or another provider? Attach that machine as a self-managed server and the wiki deploys there instead.

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.