WZ-IT runs Docmost as a dedicated instance in data centres in Germany, Switzerland or Austria, with updates, daily backups, 24/7 monitoring and a personal contact. On request, we also install Docmost in your cloud or on premises.
Docmost is a modern, self-hosted collaborative wiki and documentation platform. Designed for seamless real-time collaboration, multiple users can work on the same page at the same time without overwriting each other.
As an open-source alternative to Notion and Confluence, Docmost provides all the tools you need to create, collaborate, and share knowledge efficiently - whether for a wiki, knowledge base, or extensive project documentation.
Work together on pages in real-time - multiple users can edit simultaneously without overwriting each other.
Spaces for Teams
Organize your content in separate Spaces for different teams, projects, or departments with their own permissions.
Powerful Search
Quickly find the information you need with powerful search capabilities - including in PDF and DOCX attachments (Enterprise).
Granular Permissions
Control access to content with easy-to-understand permissions and groups for unified access management.
Rich Text Editor
Modern editor with Markdown shortcuts, Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid diagram support directly integrated.
Version History
Track changes with comprehensive version history and restore previous versions when needed.
Import/Export Features
Import and export pages in Markdown and HTML. Supports Notion import and Confluence import (Enterprise).
Multi-language Support
Available in over 10 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and more.
Self-Hosted & Open Source
Control over data location and access with AGPL 3.0 license. The Docmost Enterprise Edition with SSO/SAML/OIDC, LDAP, MFA, audit logs and advanced features requires a paid license key per deployment - we support selection and coordination of the appropriate licence; the licence agreement is concluded with the respective vendor.
Infrastructure, integration and operations
Docmost as part of your infrastructure
We do more than provide an application. WZ-IT designs the technical architecture, integrates network and identity, operates the agreed scope and develops integrations when the standard product is not enough.
Architecture and migration
Sizing, target environment, data transfer, cutover and recovery are resolved before production operations.
On-Premise
In your data center: Installation on bare-metal, VM or Docker · Integration with existing Active Directory/LDAP
Installation in your cloud
In your own cloud account, for example with AWS, Azure, GCP or Hetzner · Terraform/IaC setup (optional) · Kubernetes or Docker Compose · Capacity and scaling design
Enterprise Setup
Advanced architecture after technical and licence assessment: HA and recovery design where supported by the application and edition · Logging according to feature set and edition · Custom security policies
Network and identity
SSO, secure access, internal systems and existing security components are integrated appropriately.
VPN Access
WireGuard, NetBird, Tailscale, Headscale, OpenVPN, Cloudflare Tunnel · Easy client setup for all devices
SSO Integration
Directly or through an upstream identity layer
Multi-Factor Auth
Depends on application, edition and identity provider
Firewall & Hardening
Fail2Ban, Rate Limiting, IP Whitelisting
Monitoring and service level
Updates, backups, technical monitoring and response paths follow a transparent operational scope.
24/7 proactive monitoring
Updates and patches
Regular updates, CVE monitoring and prioritised patches for critical vulnerabilities
Daily backup with 7-day retention
Personal technical contact
Integration and development
APIs, automation and custom extensions can be delivered beyond basic deployment.
REST API
Full API access to workspaces, pages, and blocks. Documentation can be created and updated programmatically.
The block-based system is extensible: Custom blocks for diagrams, code snippets, or interactive elements.
Full-service installation with no hidden costs
What the Docmost setup includes
Complete installation & configuration
SSL certificate & reverse proxy setup
Backup strategy & disaster recovery
Performance optimization & tuning
Security hardening following OWASP
Monitoring & logging setup
Documentation & best practices
Administrator training (remote)
30 days email support included
Dedicated contact person
Optional integration: LDAP/AD, SSO, MFA
Update strategy & patch management setup
The exact scope depends on the application, edition, infrastructure and criticality. Vendor licences and non-standard components are quoted separately.
Concrete Use Cases
Docmost Development & Integration
Docmost is the modern Notion/Confluence alternative. We integrate it into your tool landscape and extend collaboration features.
Git-Docs Synchronization
Problem
Technical documentation lives in Git (README, API docs) but should also be visible in Docmost.
Solution
Bidirectional sync: Markdown in Git automatically published to Docmost, changes flow back.
Meeting Notes Automation
Problem
After every meeting, notes must be created manually. Often they're forgotten.
Solution
Integration with calendar and transcription service: Meeting page created automatically, transcript + summary inserted.
Enterprise Knowledge Search
Problem
Knowledge is scattered across Docmost, Confluence, SharePoint. Employees don't know where to search.
Solution
Unified search layer indexing all sources providing central search with relevance ranking.
Managed Hosting & Operations
How much does Docmost hosting cost?
Compute, applications, storage and response are shown separately. You can see what ongoing operations include and which requirements need a technical assessment.
Starter workload from€99.90/ month · cancel monthlyWith a minimum term: 10% reduction on operations and hosting with 6 months, 20% with 12 months, payment monthly, half-yearly or yearly
Docmost hosting in Germany: GDPR-compliant operations
One managed standard application included
.de domain included or your own domain or subdomain via CNAME
Choice of location: Germany (ISO 27001, BSI C5), Switzerland (ISO 27001) or Austria (ISO 27001), each within the scope of the data centre operator
Confidentiality agreement under Section 203 German Criminal Code (StGB) available on request (location Germany) New
Confidential compute VM optional, price on request New
99.9 % standard availability per month
Regular updates, CVE monitoring and prioritised patches for critical vulnerabilities
Central logs with immutable retention
Daily backup with 7-day retention
5 TB outbound traffic per workload and month
24/7 proactive monitoring
Five service levels, 24/7 P1 response with Production or Critical
Five service levels for different operating requirements
Response target = initial technical response to critical incidents (P1) · Price and flexible operations allowance per customer environment and month · Hourly rate for additional work
Response within service hours24/7 on-call for P1
Essential
Next business dayby end of dayInitial technical response to critical incidents (P1) by the end of the next business day
Mon to Fri, 8 to 17 CET
includedin the base operations price
no allowance
Hourly rate
5% below standard
regular service hours
€114
outsideoutside regular service hours
€228
For less time-critical systems, staging and internal applications.
Business
Popular
4 hwithin service hoursInitial technical response to critical incidents (P1) within 4 service hours
Mon to Fri, 8 to 18 CET
+€99.90
0.5 h allowance
Hourly rate
10% below standard
regular service hours
€108
outsideoutside regular service hours
€216
For production systems without contractual night and weekend on-call coverage.
Priority
1 hwithin service hoursInitial technical response to critical incidents (P1) within 1 service hour
Mon to Fri, 8 to 18 CET
+€199.90
1 h allowance
Hourly rate
15% below standard
regular service hours
€102
outsideoutside regular service hours
€204
For business-critical systems requiring a fast response during the service window.
Production
60 minnights and weekends includedInitial technical response to critical incidents (P1) within 60 minutes, 24/7
P1 around the clock
+€349.90
1 h allowance
Hourly rate
20% below standard
regular service hours
€96
outsideoutside regular service hours
€192
24/7 P1 on-call coverage for business-critical production environments.
Critical
after audit
30 minnights and weekends includedInitial technical response to critical incidents (P1) within 30 minutes, 24/7
P1 around the clock
+€549.90
2 h allowance
Hourly rate
25% below standard
regular service hours
€90
outsideoutside regular service hours
€180
Available after audit, runbook and capacity approval.
Business, Priority, Production and Critical include the first covered workload in a customer environment. Further covered workloads cost €29.90, €39.90, €49.90 and €59.90 per month respectively. For monitoring-only servers, we notify within the level's window for €14.90, €19.90, €24.90 and €29.90 per server and month respectively; without a service level, during service hours.
The flexible operations allowance applies to planned work during regular service hours and expires at month end. Operations, monitoring, backups, maintenance and updates within the agreed scope do not reduce it. Additional work beyond the agreed operations and the allowance, as well as further incident work, is billed at the hourly rate of the service level of the affected environment. The standard rate applies to commissioned work without a service level. Hour packages and fixed prices have their own prices. All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses.
Integrate Docmost into your infrastructure with clear controls
Collaboration platforms connect communication, files, identities and integrations. We treat them as a complete system rather than a single container.
Teams, guests and endpoints
Browser, desktop and mobile clients access shared workspaces through agreed roles.
Secure access
TLS, firewall rules, reverse proxies or private network paths are designed around the platform's exposure.
Identity and permissions
Local accounts, SSO, directories, service accounts and emergency access are connected through clear roles.
Docmost platform
Workspaces, communication, sharing and roles are configured and operated in a controlled way.
Database and files
Messages, content, uploads, search, retention and backups.
Realtime and media services
Notifications, calls, TURN or further services depending on the feature set.
Directories and integrations
SSO, provisioning, bots, webhooks and connected business systems.
The diagram is a resilient target model. Its implementation depends on edition, data flows, load, availability objectives and existing infrastructure.
Role in the overall system
Related services for Docmost
This page covers installation and agreed platform operations for Docmost. Choosing the wiki beforehand, the access layer and special confidentiality requirements are separate building blocks that can be added when needed.
Everything important about the open-source documentation platform
Docmost Hosting with WZ-IT starts at €99.90 net per month. It includes a dedicated size XS instance (2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe SSD), updates, daily backups with 7 days of retention, 24/7 monitoring, 5 TB of outbound traffic and a first response to critical incidents by the end of the next business day. Larger instances and higher service levels cost extra; the configurator shows the total price.
The entry level is a dedicated size XS instance with 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe SSD for €99.90; it suits lightweight applications as well as test and development environments. Size S with 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD costs €129.90. We check which size Docmost needs in production before provisioning. Size M (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD) costs an extra €29.90 excl. VAT, L (8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD) an extra €89.90 excl. VAT and XL (16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD) an extra €199.90 excl. VAT, each per month. Additional storage costs €4.99 excl. VAT per 50 GB and month.
No. WZ-IT does not limit the number of users. How many users can work smoothly at the same time depends on usage and the chosen instance size XS to XL.
Docmost Hosting can be cancelled monthly, with no minimum term and 30 days' notice to the end of the month. With a minimum term: 10% reduction on operations and hosting with 6 months, 20% with 12 months, payment monthly, half-yearly or yearly.
Germany, Switzerland and Austria are available at the same prices. All three locations are data centres without US clouds that are ISO 27001 certified within the scope of the respective data centre operator; in Germany we additionally operate with a German provider whose data centres are BSI C5 attested. A confidentiality agreement under Section 203 German Criminal Code (StGB) is also available for app hosting on request, at the German location only; the separate Section 203 Managed Cloud for professional-secrecy holders is available in Germany only.
Yes. Besides Germany, Switzerland and Austria are available as locations, at the same prices in euros. The operator of the data centre in Switzerland is certified to ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 and sources electricity from renewable sources; the data centre in Austria is ISO 27001 certified. State the preferred location in your request; it is recorded in the proposal.
We typically provide a production instance within a few business days after signing. For a trial, we set up a test instance, usually on the next business day; it runs free of charge for 7 days and without payment details.
Yes. One .de domain is included with every hosting plan. Alternatively, connect your own domain or subdomain with a CNAME record.
Docmost is an open-source wiki and documentation platform for teams. It enables real-time collaborative editing of knowledge documents and is considered a modern open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion. WZ-IT supports installation, configuration, migration and operation.
Docmost can be operated with a privacy-focused architecture. We offer hosting in Germany, a DPA and documented technical and organisational measures. Whether a specific deployment complies with the GDPR also depends on configuration, permissions, content and connected services.
Docmost is open source and self-hostable, giving you control over data location and access without high licensing costs. Since Atlassian discontinued the self-hosted Confluence Server version, we advise many companies on migrating to Docmost. You get modern features like real-time collaboration and integrated diagram tools - without expensive plugin licenses.
Docmost offers an official import function for Confluence content in the Enterprise Edition. The import supports page content, hierarchies, attachments, and internal links. The process runs asynchronously via an import queue to handle large amounts of data. We're happy to assist you with the migration to ensure data integrity and correct permissions during the transition.
The free open-source version (AGPL-3.0) offers all core features: real-time collaboration, rich-text/Markdown editor, spaces, groups/permissions, comments, versioning, diagram support, and file attachments. The Enterprise version adds Confluence/Notion import, full-text search in attachments, SSO/LDAP/OIDC authentication, and professional support. For smaller teams, the Community version is often sufficient - for enterprises with compliance requirements or existing identity infrastructure, we recommend the Enterprise Edition.
Docmost includes user and group management. LDAP and single sign-on via SAML/OIDC are edition-dependent Enterprise capabilities; with the required licence, we integrate them with your identity infrastructure.
We integrate Docmost through reverse proxy, TLS and the interfaces available in the selected edition. LDAP/Active Directory and SSO via SAML or OIDC require an appropriate Enterprise licence.
Yes, we offer managed Docmost hosting on German infrastructure. The agreed operating scope can include installation, updates, monitoring, backups and support. Responsibilities, service level and recovery objectives are stated transparently in the proposal.
Docmost can be designed for large teams and enterprises. The appropriate architecture depends on user count, file volume, integrations and availability requirements; we therefore design high-availability operation only after a technical assessment.
Docmost supports email and password logins by default. LDAP, SSO and further authentication capabilities depend on edition and version and are configured only with the required vendor licence.
Docmost uses a role-based permission system. For each space, you can define which users or groups have full access, edit rights, or read-only access. We assist you with the initial setup of your permission structure.
The open-source software does not add a conventional WZ-IT per-user licence. Vendor licences for edition-dependent functions and the infrastructure, setup, migration and operations are quoted separately. We verify the required edition and current licence terms first.
Docmost provides an open-source core and may also offer commercial functions and licences. The deployed version and current vendor terms are decisive and are checked before implementation.
Yes, we handle the complete installation and configuration of Docmost - either on your own infrastructure or as a managed service with us. Installation includes Docker setup, database configuration, reverse proxy, TLS certificates, and initial user setup.
API access is edition-dependent in Docmost. With the required licence, we connect existing systems and develop controlled integrations.
Docmost offers an integrated rich-text editor (WYSIWYG) with Markdown support. Your employees can insert tables, code blocks, LaTeX formulas, and diagrams (Draw.io, Excalidraw, Mermaid) directly in documents - without external tools.
Docmost provides page history for changes. We verify its scope and recovery options for the deployed version and also back up database, attachments and configuration because history is not a complete backup.
Security depends on application version, configuration, identities and infrastructure. We implement baseline hardening, updates, network controls, monitoring and encrypted backups and verify edition-dependent MFA or SSO functions first.
We size the application, PostgreSQL, Redis and file storage from active users, page size, attachments and concurrency. Horizontal scaling or high availability is used only when supported by the version, architecture and load tests.
Yes, Docmost's web interface is responsive and works on smartphones and tablets. Your employees can access documentation and edit content on the go.
Yes, Docmost supports file attachments like PDFs, images, and Office documents. With our managed hosting, sufficient storage is included, and all attachments are automatically backed up.
With our managed hosting, we perform daily automatic backups - of both the database and all file attachments. Backups are stored encrypted on separate servers. In case of emergency, we can quickly restore your instance.
WZ-IT moved our studio infrastructure from decentralised individual devices to a central platform: every site is securely connected via VPN, new devices are onboarded automatically and an entire site is provisioned from a template, without manual steps on location. What impressed me most is the breadth and depth of their knowledge: Timo and Robin are not a typical IT provider who sets up a server and leaves. The two of them think their way into highly complex infrastructure and software topics, work through every requirement we put in front of them, and build networking, provisioning and operations so that everything fits together in the end. WZ-IT is an excellent partner for complex software, network and architecture projects.
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