Raneto
Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 18% of tracked projects; popularity more than 57%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 2.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 0.18.1 · 11 Mar 2026 |
| Repo updated | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Nodejs |
Is Raneto actively maintained?
Raneto logged 44 commits over the last 11 months, but none in the most recent quarter. Development has paused rather than stopped outright — worth watching before a production deployment.
The most recent tagged release, 0.18.1, is about 7 months old.
Raneto ranks #17 of 24 tracked wikis projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Raneto actually does
Raneto is a wiki and knowledge base platform that relies on flat Markdown files stored directly on your server rather than a relational database. It parses these text files to generate a searchable documentation site for internal teams or public audiences. The system is written in Node.js and distributed under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It suits small technical teams who want to maintain documentation in simple version-controlled text files without managing database infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The project shows signs of being at-risk with low community maintenance, meaning you may need to patch bugs yourself.
Deployment notes
As a Node.js application, you will typically need to run it behind a reverse proxy like Nginx to handle TLS termination and manage the process with a tool like PM2 or systemd.
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