Product Overview
GROWI is a team collaboration wiki platform using Markdown, designed to help teams document, share, and organize knowledge effectively.
Core Capabilities
- Hierarchical Wiki Pages: Tree-structured page organization with path-based navigation (
/path/to/page)
- Markdown-First Editing: Rich Markdown support with extensions (drawio, lsx, math) and real-time collaborative editing
- Authentication Integrations: Multiple auth methods (LDAP, SAML, OAuth, Passkey) for enterprise environments
- Plugin System: Extensible architecture via
@growi/pluginkit for custom remark plugins and functionality
- Multi-Service Architecture: Modular services (PDF export, Slack integration) deployed independently
Target Use Cases
- Team Documentation: Technical documentation, meeting notes, project wikis
- Knowledge Management: Searchable, organized information repository
- Enterprise Deployment: Self-hosted wiki with SSO/LDAP integration
- Developer Teams: Markdown-native, Git-friendly documentation workflow
Value Proposition
- Open Source: MIT licensed, self-hostable, community-driven
- Markdown Native: First-class Markdown support with powerful extensions
- Hierarchical Organization: Intuitive path-based page structure (unlike flat wikis)
- Enterprise Ready: Authentication integrations, access control, scalability
- Extensible: Plugin system for customization without forking
Deployment Models
- Self-Hosted: Docker, Kubernetes, or bare metal deployment
- Microservices: Optional services (pdf-converter, slackbot-proxy) for enhanced functionality
Focus on patterns and purpose, not exhaustive feature lists