In this video I talk through a little go-based app I created which allows you to mount a BookStack instance as a FUSE file-system on Linux. This allows exploring your books, chapters and pages like it's a regular file-system, with various formats for page content.

► Codeberg Project Link: https://codeberg.org/bookstack/filesystem

0:00 Intro

#linux #fuse #bookstack #opensource

Here we go over the latest changes in BookStack v25.02! This aimed to be a maintenance release with the primary goal of upgrading our core framework, but it grew a little to include some goodies like automatic sorting, theme system additions, and editor improvements.

► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v25-02/

0:00 Intro & update considerations

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

For this Christmas time holiday period we have BookStack v24.12 which includes the gift of a new import & export format, while improving upon the new editor introduced in the last release. In this video I go through the changes and additions for this new release.

► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v24-12/

0:00 Intro & update considerations

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

I take you through the process of updating a Ubuntu 22.04 system, containing a BookStack install that's been set-up via our install script, to Ubuntu 24.04.

In the video I run some commands to update PHP packages. Here are those commands for copy-paste:

► Ubuntu Upgrade Guide: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/how-to-upgrade-your-release

0:00 Intro, advisories & environment

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

This October release is here bringing the first alpha-state inclusion of the new WYSIWYG editor, which has been the main development focus, but that doesn’t stop a few other goodies being included for this release too! In this video I go through the biggest changes for BookStack v24.10.

► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v24-10/

0:00 Intro

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

In this video we install BookStack on a fresh Ubuntu server 24.04 VPS instance, created on Linode/Akamai Cloud, then add HTTPS support on our instance using Certbot.

► BookStack Website: https://www.bookstackapp.com/

0:00 Intro & environment

#ubuntu #install #opensource #selfhosted #documentation #wiki #bookstack #foss

For this birthday of BookStack I go over the current project finances, provide a progress update on new editor work, and dive into the project finances.

► 9 Years of BookStack Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/9-years-of-bookstack/

0:00 Intro

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

I take you through the latest changes for the BookStack March 2024 release. This is primarily a back-end maintenance release so there's not a massive amount to visually go over but hopefully you find something of interested in this latest update.

► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v24-05/

0:00 Intro

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

For our first feature release of 2024 we have a variety enhancements to enjoy! Many of these build upon the work from the previous release, while many others address some common pain-points in BookStack.

► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v24-02/

0:00 Intro & update notices

As a little Christmas-time treat we have BookStack v23.12 slipping in as the last release of the year. This release focuses on providing a simple WYSIWYG editor for description inputs, along with adding default page templates within books, in addition to some other additional gifts.

► Update Blogpost: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/bookstack-release-v23-12/

0:00 Intro and update notices

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