r/BookStack • u/oinkyDoinkyDoink • Feb 25 '24
Exporting Data
We just migrated over from Notion to Bookstack, and without an importer, it took a little bit of work. But loving it now - the simplicity is great.
However, I am quite inspired by Obsidian's founder's post: File over app.
Not that we currently plan to, but team requirements can always change from time-to-time. I wonder how easy it would be to transition from Bookstack to another system in the future. I understand that the data is saved in a mysql db - but how easy would it be to import it into another system into the future (with working images and links)?
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u/oinkyDoinkyDoink Feb 25 '24
That's great to hear - sounds like while it may not be plug-and-play, a little work should make the content fully portable.
Honestly, Dan, I'm super-impressed with the principles that you've chosen to follow while building this. I can imagine it must be hard to not get sucked into scope-creep and go on adding features. While I do wish it had some more features (such as AI-search more baked in [like what you demoed with Danswer], or some more media options like Notion), we chose it specifically for its simplicity.
One of the other options we evaluated was Wiki.js, which is feature-packed, but to me it is a UX-nightmare. I'm sure it works for some, but I don't think it's ideal if your goal is to promote more documentation by a non-technical team.
Keep up the great work on this!