AmuseWiki
Amusewiki is based on the Emacs Muse markup, remaining mostly compatible with the original implementation. It can work as a read-only site, as a moderated wiki, or as a fully open wiki or even as a private site.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 23% of tracked projects; popularity more than 12%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 220 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-1.0 |
| Built with | Perl, Docker |
Is AmuseWiki actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 69 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 20 of them.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
AmuseWiki ranks #16 of 24 tracked wikis projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What AmuseWiki actually does
Amusewiki is a wiki engine built around the Emacs Muse markup syntax, maintaining general compatibility with the original implementation. It can be configured to operate as a static read-only publication platform, a moderated collaborative workspace, a public wiki, or a private site.
Best fit: It suits technical teams or communities who prefer Emacs Muse markup for document authoring and require flexible access control levels from private to fully open.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits slowing maintenance activity and lacks recent tagged releases, which may concern administrators looking for active upstream development.
Deployment notes
Since it runs via Docker and relies on Perl, you will typically need to map persistent volumes for data storage and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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