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217comments
#53of 3,515 in 2024
Top 2%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
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15 positive, 47 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 12 critical, out of 78 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion is welcome
From 2 comments
Hi! I work on XWiki [1]. Nice to see fellows building open source alternatives, we can't have enough of this. I hope you succeed. It takes a lot and lot of work to build…
jraph on HNNice! What was the thought process for AGPL instead of something else ?
911e on HN
Objections
Self-hosting cost and effort not worth it for companies
From 1 comment
Who are you aiming this at? Unfortunately I’d never advocate for something like this at my work. Self-hosting doesn’t make sense in terms of total cost of ownership. I’d rather…
tomwphillips on HN
Installation docs lead with Docker prerequisites
From 1 comment
A little feedback: I want to try it (the website makes it look very clear and promising!), but the installation page [1] scared me and I almost left. Then I looked at the first…
037 on HN
Postgres is a poor fit for storing collaborative document state
From 1 comment
Hi, OP. First, congratulations on launching a product, and thank you for giving it strong copyleft! I ran it as directed, and it's pretty slick. I have some detailed comments on…
sgarland on HN
Requests
PDF export
From 1 comment
We are still using Confluence on-prem (behind VPN). To switch, we need the following: - An export function (PDFs). - An integrated diagram editor like Gliffy. - History / diffs.…
href on HN
Diagram support such as Mermaid or PlantUML
From 3 comments
We are still using Confluence on-prem (behind VPN). To switch, we need the following: - An export function (PDFs). - An integrated diagram editor like Gliffy. - History / diffs.…
href on HNAny support for diagrams? I use PlantUML extensively and tools like Znai and others have native support for it.
zmmmmm on HNFeatures I would like to see: * markdown support (for writing/formatting) * mermaid support (for diagrams)
stock_toaster on HN
Single sign-on via OIDC or Keycloak
From 1 comment
Single sign-on support is essential for me. If this was compatible with Keycloak/OIDC it would solve a lot of problems. I will be keeping a close eye on this project.
chaz6 on HN
Markdown support
From 1 comment
Features I would like to see: * markdown support (for writing/formatting) * mermaid support (for diagrams)
stock_toaster on HN
Public demo
From 1 comment
Is there a full demo available anywhere?
handfuloflight on HN
Questions
How does it differ from XWiki and Outline
From 2 comments
Hi! I work on XWiki [1]. Nice to see fellows building open source alternatives, we can't have enough of this. I hope you succeed. It takes a lot and lot of work to build…
jraph on HNDo you have plans for a SaaS version too? Note: Outline is another Open-Source Documentation/Wiki and Collaboration tooling option I like. https://www.getoutline.com…
Brajeshwar on HN
Is there a SaaS or cloud version planned
From 2 comments
Do you have plans for a SaaS version too? Note: Outline is another Open-Source Documentation/Wiki and Collaboration tooling option I like. https://www.getoutline.com…
Brajeshwar on HNLooks very promising, congratulations on your progress so far. Do you have plans to offer a hosted/managed/SaaS service? As others have pointed out, not everyone wants to…
MaxBarraclough on HN
Why AGPL license
From 1 comment
Nice! What was the thought process for AGPL instead of something else ?
911e on HN
Alternatives named
Outline
From 2 comments
We are still using Confluence on-prem (behind VPN). To switch, we need the following: - An export function (PDFs). - An integrated diagram editor like Gliffy. - History / diffs.…
href on HNDo you have plans for a SaaS version too? Note: Outline is another Open-Source Documentation/Wiki and Collaboration tooling option I like. https://www.getoutline.com…
Brajeshwar on HN
Confluence
From 1 comment
We are still using Confluence on-prem (behind VPN). To switch, we need the following: - An export function (PDFs). - An integrated diagram editor like Gliffy. - History / diffs.…
href on HN
Notion
From 1 comment
Congrats on your launch. Knowledge management is a special area. Look forward to seeing this grow. As a heavy user of both Confluence and Notion, and in the interest in seeing…
j45 on HN
AFFiNE and SiYuan
From 1 comment
Have you checked SiYaun and Affine?
v3ss0n on HN
GitBook
From 1 comment
Congrats on this - It looks really good. We’ve been evaluating documentation tooling for our company. We’re in a weird regulatory environment where the documentation is created…
digi59404 on HN