growi is a free, open source documentation & knowledge base project written in TypeScript and released under MIT. It has 1,470 GitHub stars, 243 forks and 96 open issues, and was last pushed 2 hours ago. On this registry it ranks #64 of 91 tracked projects in Documentation & Knowledge Base, with 5 head-to-head comparisons available.

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Documentation / Demo

GROWI

docker pulls CodeQL Node CI for app development Node CI for app production

Demonstration

Table Of Contents

Features

Quick Start for Production

docker-compose

Helm (Experimental)

On-premise

Migration Guide from Crowi (en/ja) is here.

Configuration

See GROWI Docs: Admin Guide (en/ja).

Environment Variables

See GROWI Docs: Environment Variables (en/ja).

Development

Dependencies

  • Node.js v24.x
  • pnpm 10.x
  • Turborepo
  • MongoDB v6.x or v8.x

Optional Dependencies

Command details

command desc
npm run app:build Build GROWI app client
npm run app:server Launch GROWI app server
npm run start Invoke npm run app:build and npm run app:server

For more info, see GROWI Docs: List of npm Scripts.

Documentation

Contribution

Found a Bug?

If you found a bug in the source code, you can help us by submitting an issue to our GitHub Repository. Even better, you can submit a Pull Request with a fix.

Missing a Feature?

You can request a new feature by submitting an issue to our GitHub Repository. If you would like to implement a new feature, firstly please submit the issue with your proposal to make sure we can confirm it. Please clarify what kind of change you would like to propose.

  • For a Major Feature, firstly open an issue and outline your proposal so it can be discussed.
    It also allows us to coordinate better, prevent duplication of work and help you to create the change so it can be successfully accepted into the project.
  • Small Features can be created and directly submitted as a Pull Request.

Translations

Want to help translate GROWI into your language? No GitHub account is required. See Contributing to GROWI translations for how to join and submit translations.

Language on GitHub

You can write issues and PRs in English or Japanese.

Discussion

If you have questions or suggestions, you can join our Slack team and talk about anything, anytime.

License

Frequently asked questions

Is growi free to use?

growi is open source under the MIT licence. There is no licence fee and no seat count — you can self-host it or, where the project offers one, pay a vendor for a managed version instead.

What does growi do?

:anchor: GROWI - Team collaboration software using markdown

What is growi written in?

growi is primarily written in TypeScript. Its source is publicly available at https://github.com/growilabs/growi, and it has 1,470 GitHub stars.