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Getting Started

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You’ve ordered a managed Wiki.js from server.camp — congratulations! Wiki.js is a modern, Markdown-based wiki: team knowledge, processes and documentation — structured, searchable and versioned on your own infrastructure in Germany. This guide is aimed at freelancers, associations and small to medium-sized businesses who want their knowledge out of inboxes and heads.

Core concept: pages, spaces and storage targets

  • Page — the central content unit: written in Markdown or visually (WYSIWYG), organised in folders, with tags and full version history
  • Space — a separate wiki area, e.g. per language or per team
  • Users and groups — control who may read and edit what; by default the wiki is private and visible only to signed-in users
  • Storage targets — content can sync in parallel to Git, S3 or SFTP, so your pages additionally exist as portable Markdown files
Wiki.js is not a real-time editor
Wiki.js follows the classic wiki model: one page, edited in sequence, with history and a graphical conflict editor. If you want Notion-style live co-editing, that’s Docmost; for structured manuals, BookStack; for fast collaborative pads, HedgeDoc.

Setting up

  1. Create the admin account — on the first visit to your instance, a setup wizard walks you through it
  2. Plan spaces and structure — a few clearly named areas beat deep nesting
  3. Set up authentication — local accounts, LDAP/AD or SSO under Administration → Authentication
  4. Assign groups and permissions — under Administration → Groups
  5. Write your first pages — via Create page: set a path (no spaces, no trailing slash, e.g. team/onboarding-it), choose the Markdown or Visual editor, add tags, and publish — Wiki.js converts between editors at any time

Integration with other server.camp services

  • Authentik / SSO — sign in with the central company account via OIDC, SAML or LDAP — set up under Administration → Authentication
  • Custom domain — serve your wiki at wiki.yourcompany.com instead of a server.camp subdomain, see Custom Domain
  • Git backend — as a storage target, combined with Forgejo or GitLab to version your content

Still have questions?

If you need help with authentication, importing an existing wiki or the Git connection, you can reach us any time at support@server.camp. We’re happy to help!

You’ll also find frequently asked questions on our Wiki.js product page.

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