What is tsailun?

Tsailun is an open-source, self-hosted web-based wiki and knowledge management system designed for team collaboration. It stores documents as separate standard HTML files for easy migration and conversion. Key capabilities include multiple document spaces for different teams or departments, full-text search across all documents, drag-and-drop file attachments with inline video playback, automatic document versioning, and multi-language support. The admin panel provides user management and space permission controls. The software is portable with no installation required and minimal configuration by default. Prebuilt binaries are available for download, and it can be built from source on Linux (Qt, Node.js) or Windows (Qt 5.6.3, Visual Studio 2015, Node.js 14.17.4). The project appears to be in early development with a dev plan including UI improvements, email notifications, SSO, and better documentation.

Should you self-host tsailun?

tsailun scores 35/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #30 of 31 in Wikis. It has 141 GitHub stars.

There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is GPL-3.0-licensed and written mostly in C.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is outline (78/100, 41 093 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See tsailun vs outline side by side.