LeafWiki – My Take on a Simpler, Self-Hosted Wiki

LeafWiki – Recap After the First Release

One evening, over a beer and a classic dev-rant, a colleague and I hit on a familiar problem:

Why is setting up a simple wiki always such a hassle?

At work, we’re currently using Wiki.js — a powerful tool, but way too overengineered for our use case. All we really wanted was:

• Markdown
• Simple structure
• No database
• No dependencies

So I started building a tiny tool from scratch: LeafWiki.

What LeafWiki Can Do Today

LeafWiki is a minimalist, self-hosted wiki that focuses on structure and simplicity:

• Single statically-linked Go binary
• No database
• All content stored as Markdown files
• Per-page uploads for images and files
• Real tree structure (not a flat list)
• Basic role system (admin/editor)

You can copy, back up, or version the content freely — no lock-in.

Where It’s At: MVP Is Live 🎉

After a few weeks of focused development (and many “just one more tweak...” moments), I released the MVP as v0.1.0.

👉 GitHub: perber/leafwiki

I’m already using it internally, and it does what I need.

But: It’s far from finished.

What’s Next (v0.2.0)

Right now, the editor is a basic split view with a <textarea>.

Next, I want to make it feel much smoother:

• ✍️ Integration of CodeMirror for live Markdown styling

The goal is an editor that feels more powerful!

Want to Try It? Have Feedback?

LeafWiki is open source – I’d love to hear what you think.

Feedback, issues, stars — all very welcome.

👉 https://github.com/perber/leafwiki

It’s a beginning — but a usable one.