Hi everyone - wondering what advice you can offer for building something like this. Ideally I’d like to create a simple wiki for creative projects (mostly for content in the DnD campaigns my group has run over the years) and give others editing access, but would prefer something free or low-cost (no more than $10 monthly would be nice). How might one go about doing this? Just bite the bullet and pay for hosting? Maybe use a service like Azure or Linode?

I should add, I would rather avoid Fandom/wikia pages since that platform is an ad-riddled mess and I dislike using it. Most guidance I’ve found online mentions fandom so I’m hoping for different opinions.

I’m moderately tech savvy but have never done self-hosting (though I’d give it a shot if it’s simple enough to build and keep secure). Thanks!

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    Ideally I’d like to create a simple wiki for creative projects […] and give others editing access […] I’m moderately tech savvy

    Codeberg allows to create wikis, even if this isn’t their main feature.

    The best thing: It is Git-based. So you have a regular Git repository for your wiki and you don’t need to learn a new workflow. You can also edit pages in the browser. Permissions are a no-brainer of course. For editing pages, Markdown is used, so you don’t even need to learn a new markup language.

    Since Codeberg is an open source platform run by a non-profit association all and everything is free to use.

    And if you ever want to migrate to somewhere else, just git pull your wiki and you’re good to go.

  • Dagamant@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’ve been thinking about this as well for TTRPG notes and info for myself and others. I have a few raspberry pi laying around and it should be pretty easy to get something like Mediawiki (the same thing Wikipedia uses)some other wiki engine running on one.

    • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Best answer here. Wikis have a much more complex syntax and templating if you’re trying to do visually appealing content whereas Obsidian with Canvas, Graph, and many of the plugins is so much easier to get up to speed with and add in crazy cool functionality.

      They offer hosting for $8 or $10 per month.

      You can also just use GitHub and do it all for free.

  • Sailing7@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    For cool features: xWiki

    For conveniance in setting up: if you got a synology, use the synology notes app.

  • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    i use obsidian notes and keep the files in a Dropbox folder that automatically syncs between my several devices. I use github pages to make it publicly visible. Since it’s on github, I’ve got all the benefits of version control and edit tracking. Also, other authors can use whatever markdown editor they want so long as they don’t break link formatting.

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    If it were me I would put it on my Synology. If you have any need for a Synology then the up front cost would be more but it would pay for itself in 1-2 years.