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Kumbuka

Kumbuka is a self-hosted, Markdown-first wiki. The server runs as a single Go binary backed by PostgreSQL, and the separate Kumbuka CLI can build read-only static sites from Markdown files.

Kumbuka dashboard populated with this documentation

Start here

  • Getting started — start Kumbuka and create your first page.
  • Installation — run Kumbuka with Docker or as a binary.
  • Configuration — configure the server and application.
  • Authentication — local, trusted-proxy, and OIDC login.
  • Content — authoring, Markdown, tables, media, lifecycle, and organization.
  • Knowledge tools — search, links, graph, templates, and snippets.
  • Collaboration — roles, groups, discussions, reviews, watches, and notifications.
  • User experience — dashboard, preferences, saved searches, and account tools.
  • Administration — health, access, plugins, imports, exports, audit, and recovery tools.
  • Extensions — browse first-party extensions and their usage documentation.
  • API — JSON endpoints and personal access tokens.
  • Static sites — build a read-only site from Markdown files.
  • Development — contributor architecture, repository boundaries, and plugin development.