Deploy and Host Dokuwiki on Railway

What is Dokuwiki? Dokuwiki is a PHP-based, file-only wiki engine prized for its simplicity and clean, readable syntax. It stores all pages as plain text files—no database required—making backups and maintenance trivial. With built-in ACLs and a vibrant plugin ecosystem, it’s ideal for both personal note-taking and enterprise knowledge bases.

About Hosting Dokuwiki

Configure relevant environment variables, e.g. DOKUWIKI_URL, DOKUWIKI_TITLE, and optional AUTH_METHOD for LDAP or OAuth integration, and mount a persistent volume at /dokuwiki/data to retain page files and uploaded media.
Once the service is live, navigate to https://.railway.app/install.php to complete the web-based setup wizard. Here you’ll define your admin account, configure ACLs, and finalize your wiki’s basic settings.

Common Use Cases

Team Knowledge Base — Centralize technical docs, runbooks, and onboarding guides for engineering teams.
Project Documentation — Track requirements, design decisions, and changelogs alongside code.
Personal Wiki — Maintain a private notebook or journal with full revision history and easy search.

Dependencies for Dokuwiki Hosting

PHP runtime (>=7.4)
Persistent file storage (mounted volume or Railway’s “Persistent Storage” plugin)

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Dokuwiki on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying Dokuwiki on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.