--- title: This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the... description: A long-time Obsidian user shares their experience switching to Docmost, a self-hosted open-source documentation and wiki platform, for organizing technical... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the structure Obsidian never could | daily.dev og:description: A long-time Obsidian user shares their experience switching to Docmost, a self-hosted open-source documentation and wiki platform, for organizing technical... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XNZ1H4X83.png og:image:alt: This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the structure Obsidian never could og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the structure Obsidian never could **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 11 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary A long-time Obsidian user shares their experience switching to Docmost, a self-hosted open-source documentation and wiki platform, for organizing technical documentation. Docmost provides built-in hierarchical structure without manual upkeep, making it better suited for reference-style documentation than Obsidian's freeform note-taking. The author still keeps Obsidian for messy, unstructured brainstorming, positioning Docmost as a complementary tool rather than a full replacement, with the added benefit of full data control through self-hosting. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Docmost and how is it different from Obsidian? Docmost is an open-source, self-hosted documentation and wiki platform that provides built-in hierarchical structure for pages, unlike Obsidian which is a flexible note-taking app without enforced organization. It works well for documentation that needs to stay organized without ongoing maintenance, such as notes on self-hosted setups, tool configurations, and technical reference material. Many users keep both, using Obsidian for freeform brainstorming. _Anyone weighing self-hosted documentation tools against note apps like Obsidian can compare real experiences on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@akkitto** · 4 upvotes > The problem with all these knowledge database software stuff is, that you specialise on a specific piece of product. Once they turn bad, go Microsoft bonkers or otherwise enshittify the product, you're screwed and up for a huge migration, you may never accomplish to full satisfaction. > > Meanwhile, Markdown or other text document based documentation systems, perhaps don't have the fanciest features by default, but I guarantee, that all this stuff will still be usable in 30 years, when all the Obsidian and alternative stuff either ceases to exist or enshittified to the brink of self-destruction. **@zx8086** · 0 upvotes > Theo propaganda ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [My favorite Notion alternative isn’t OneNote or Obsidian: it’s more powerful and private](https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-notion-alternative-isn-t-onenote-or-obsidian-it-s-more-powerful-and-private-37pywptpv) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I moved my whole life into Obsidian, and finally understand why people are obsessed](https://daily.dev/posts/i-moved-my-whole-life-into-obsidian-and-finally-understand-why-people-are-obsessed-7isjepp68) · XDA Developers · 159 upvotes · 7 comments - [Introduction to Obsidian](https://daily.dev/posts/introduction-to-obsidian-ceake8lug) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [ddoc](https://daily.dev/posts/ddoc-itl1p1mkc) · Dystroy · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the structure Obsidian never could","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83"},"datePublished":"2026-08-25T14:31:44.630Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:07:52.239Z","description":"A long-time Obsidian user shares their experience switching to Docmost, a self-hosted open-source documentation and wiki platform, for organizing technical...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/73bbc2b6b49b4ef16b65126bd06e9aae?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/73bbc2b6b49b4ef16b65126bd06e9aae?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":2,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":11},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"keywords":"productivity,self-hosting","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"This self-hosted tool gave my documentation the structure Obsidian never could"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-tool-gave-my-documentation-the-structure-obsidian-never-could-xnz1h4x83","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"The problem with all these knowledge database software stuff is, that you specialise on a specific piece of product. 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