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Gollum is a simple, Git-powered wiki system.

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Gollum is a simple, Git-powered wiki system. It features a sweet API and a local frontend.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

43/100 Fair

Maintained
32last commit 408 days ago
Popular
8314,332 GitHub stars
Easy to install
302 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
208 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 8 days ago

GitHub stars
14,332
Open issues
91
Last commit
2025-08-31
Latest release
v6.1.0
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (gollum/gollum)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 8 GB RAM, 45 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives (9)

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  • Ema Personal Wiki
  • GitBook - GitBook is a tool for building beautiful books using Git and Markdown.
  • MediaWiki - MediaWiki with WYSIWYG VisualEditor extension and Parsoid service.
  • TiddlyWiki - TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, ta…
  • Vrite - Headless CMS designed for technical content with a modern WYSIWYG editor, Markdown support, Kanban dashboard, and real-time collaboration.
  • Wiki.js - Write your content in the widely used and simple Markdown format, using the built-in visual editor.
  • XWiki - XWiki is a free wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility.

Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How can I restrict access to Gollum behind a reverse proxy?

One user uses reverse-proxy htpasswd access to protect Gollum as a personal knowledge base.

Where is Gollum wiki data stored?

A Gollum wiki is simply a Git repository of a specific nature.

What types of page content can Gollum handle?

Gollum supports many kinds of markup and content.

Answers sourced from github.com, selfhost.directory, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 8 days ago - public community threads