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BookStack episodes

  • Connecting Personal AI Systems to BookStack

    Today I present different options for connecting BookStack to personal AI systems like Claude Code, OpenCode, Hermes Agent etc...

    I show going through the process of setting up a skill which uses the BookStack REST API, before then demonstrating its capabilities via some read, update & creation tasks.
    ► Video Files (Inc. Prompt): https://codeberg.org/bookstack/video-content/src/branch/main/2026/connecting-personal-ai
    ► Onyx: https://onyx.app/
    ► BookStack Query: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/query
    ► BookStack MCP Server: https://github.com/pnocera/bookstack-mcp-server
    ► MCP Discussion: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/issues/6241
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    00:00 Intro

    00:21 Option - RAG
    02:12 Option - Customizations
    03:48 Option - MCP Server
    05:14 Option - Skills
    06:34 Building: User, role and API details
    09:04 Building: The prompt
    10:21 Building: Running build prompt, security
    12:53 Building: Checking the outputs & config
    13:53 First run attempts, fixing
    14:56 Task: Reading & updating
    16:08 Task: Larger scale creation
    16:49 Task: Wider modification
    18:08 Outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #llm #ai #opencode #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • BookStack September 2026 Release Overview | v26.09

    Today we release BookStack v26.09, primarily aimed at introducing greater interface customization, along with API additions and other improvements.

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v26-09/

    ► New WYSIWYG editor feedback: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/issues/6130
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro and upgrade notices

    0:47 UI layout preferences
    2:44 Theme system custom blocks
    4:38 Scroll progress indicator
    5:34 API docs downloads & LLM usage
    10:40 API endpoint additions
    11:31 Password change
    12:34 New WYSIWYG improvements
    13:23 Translation updates
    13:35 Next steps
    14:34 Outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss #php

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  • Installing BookStack on Ubuntu 26.04

    In this video I walk through the steps of installing BookStack on a Vultr hosted VPS, setting it up on a custom domain, using Ubuntu 26.04. I then set up HTTPS for the instance, showing how to solve some issues along the way.

    ► Installation page: https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/installation/#ubuntu-2604

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v24-10/
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & Overview

    0:56 Creating the VPS
    4:36 Installing BookStack
    7:33 Updating the firewall
    9:35 First access & testing
    10:34 Adding HTTPS via Certbot
    13:07 Configuring BookStack for HTTPS
    14:28 Updating existing HTTP content
    16:51 Getting help & outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • BookStack May 2026 Release Overview | v26.05

    Today the May 2026 BookStack feature release is here.

    This brings a varied bundle of little enhancements across the board.

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v26-05/

    ► New WYSIWYG editor feedback: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/bookstack/issues/6130
    ► BookStack AI/LLM Query Project: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/query
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & advisories

    0:51 Page editor contents
    1:43 New WYSIWYG editor improvements
    2:35 Revision permissions
    3:15 PDF font support
    5:11 MFA reset action
    6:42 Description/comment inline code
    7:03 Tags API endpoints
    7:38 Module install command changes
    9:09 Image and style CSP
    10:14 Sort rules UX
    10:52 Thai & translations
    11:29 Next steps & Outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • Integrating a Cat with BookStack

    Integrations don't just have to span virtual systems.

    In this video Ben and I show the process of integrating a cat with BookStack using an IP camera, and home assistant.
    No cats were harmed in the making of the video, although one was mildly disgruntled from being picked up.

    ► Code: https://codeberg.org/danb/snippets/src/branch/main/2026/bookstack-cat-integration.md

    ► Cats Protection: https://www.cats.org.uk/
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & requirements

    0:48 Setting things up
    5:02 Testing the integration
    6:11 Potential improvements & outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss #cat #integrations

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  • BookStack March 2026 Release Overview | v26.03

    The March 2026 BookStack release arrives today, with a focus on powering-up some of the core customisation & extension options to allow new possibilities and easier usage.

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v26-03/

    ► BookStack AI/LLM Query Project: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/query
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & advisories

    0:17 Theme modules intro
    2:01 Theme modules demo
    4:10 Exploring module files
    5:28 Register views logical event
    6:56 Page content logical events
    8:50 OIDC auth logical event
    9:18 Content filtering changes
    10:34 REST API: Shelves for books
    10:53 Translation updates
    11:00 Next steps
    12:32 Outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • BookStack in 2025

    Happy new year! 2025 has been a big year for BookStack, especially with us reaching a decade of BookStack back in July!

    As we jump into 2026 we'll take this opportunity to look back at how the project has progressed over the last year.

    ► BookStack in 2025 Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-in-2025/

    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & project funding

    4:18 Donation forwarding
    6:44 New features & enhancements
    9:21 Website traffic growth
    10:56 Commitment to open source
    13:23 2026: Codeberg migration
    19:07 2026: Cyber resilience act
    21:22 Thanks and outro

    #opensource #funding #codeberg #CRA #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • BookStack December 2025 Release Overview | v25.12

    Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Today we release BookStack v25.12. With prior recent releases being focused on back-end changes, I focused on this next release being a Christmas present composed of a variety of improvements and additions that would more directly impact BookStack users, so I hope you find something merry in this new version of BookStack!

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v25-12/

    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & advisories

    0:17 Mentions in comments
    2:06 Better content URL handling
    3:39 List count settings
    4:42 Link handling on copy
    5:57 API for new editor
    7:24 New WYSIWYG improvements
    7:54 System CLI updates
    8:48 Light/dark mode handling
    9:53 Translation updates
    10:14 Next steps
    11:52 Outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • BookStack November 2025 Release Overview | v25.11

    Today we have BookStack v25.11, so in this video we'll cover many of the latest new changes & additions provided in this release.

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v25-11/

    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    00:00 Intro & advisories

    00:29 DB changes & search
    02:29 Timezones & date-times
    04:41 Groovy syntax highlighting
    05:00 Create-admin command options
    06:44 API: Improved docs nav
    07:13 API: Comment endpoints
    07:44 API: Image gallery data
    08:24 Translation updates
    08:36 Next Steps
    10:02 Outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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  • BookStack July 2025 Release Overview | v25.07

    This video goes over the new features for the BookStack 2025 July release, v25.07.

    This includes a varied bundle of new features and improvements.

    ► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v25-07/

    ► LLM work with info & preview: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/pull/5552
    ► Decade of BookStack Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/decade-of-bookstack/
    ► BookStack links: https://www.bookstackapp.com/links/
    ► My links: https://danb.me/links/

    0:00 Intro & plaintext markdown input

    01:11 New description/comment editor
    01:50 New editor improvements
    02:39 Improved changelog input
    02:58 ZIP import/export API endpoints
    03:51 Parent tag classes
    05:37 Better sidebars
    06:11 Permission handling
    07:08 Translations, Nepali added
    07:31 Next steps & outro

    #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

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