Raneto
Markdown powered Knowledgebase Wiki for Node.js
[Raneto](https://raneto.com) is a free, open, simple Markdown-powered knowledge base for Node.js. [Find out more →](https://docs.raneto.com/what-is-raneto) [Live Demo →](https://docs.raneto.com/) [Documentation →](https://docs.raneto.com/) The project is written primarily in JavaScript, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2014. It has gained significant community traction with 2,892 stars and 441 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: editor, knowledgebase, markdown, node, self-hosted.
Raneto 
Raneto is a free, open, simple Markdown-powered knowledge base for Node.js.
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Top Features
- All content is file-based
- Search file names and contents
- Markdown editor in the browser
- Login system for edit protection
- Simple and Lightweight
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Environment Variables
Environment variables take the highest priority and override values set in config/config.js.
| Variable | Config Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
SESSION_SECRET | session_secret | String | Session signing secret. Min 32 chars. Generate: openssl rand -base64 32 |
ADMIN_USERNAME | credentials[0] | String | Admin username (must be set together with ADMIN_PASSWORD) |
ADMIN_PASSWORD | credentials[0] | String | Admin password (must be set together with ADMIN_USERNAME) |
CONTENT_DIR | content_dir | String | Path to content directory containing .md files (default: content/pages) |
BASE_URL | base_url | String | Base URL of the site (e.g. https://docs.example.com) |
SITE_TITLE | site_title | String | Site title shown in the browser and header |
GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID | google_analytics_id | String | Google Analytics 4 measurement ID (e.g. G-XXXXXXXXXX) |
LOCALE | locale | String | Locale code for UI translations (e.g. en, fr) |
AUTHENTICATION | authentication | Boolean | Set to true to enable authentication |
ALLOW_EDITING | allow_editing | Boolean | Set to true to enable the web editor |
ADDRESS | (server) | String | IP address to listen on (default: 127.0.0.1) |
PORT | (server) | Number | Port to listen on (default: 8080) |
HOST | (server) | String | Deprecated — use ADDRESS instead |
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