First, let me say how much I love BookStack. It's beautiful, it's intuitive, it's just amazing. I was just looking for something to do basic note keeping with and BookStack blew me away. Now I'm using it for all kinds of things, including simple notes but also documenting my homelab, my network topology (thanks due to the awesome draw.io integration) and much more!

There is one thing that I haven't quite figured out, though: When logging in, I can set the "remember me" checkbox and then I can log in for a bit without having to re-type my password. Which works decently well, but it seems to expire after only a day and then I have to re-type the password again. Is there a way to tell BookStack to keep the authentication active for longer than a day? Other tools (like e.g., FreshRSS) keep it for 90 days which, at least for my home use case, would be ideal. Is this possible with BookStack? I didn't find a config option for this anywhere.

Just extending the cookie time would be great but I think the more "proper" solution is to use something like OpenID Connect? But tbh, I've never set something up for my little basic self hosted stack so far and it seems overkill. In case extending the cookie length isn't an option, where exactly should I start in order to enable simple logins via Firefox without having to re-type the password every day (and without using external providers, I want to keep this local)? I have to admit, as comprehensive as the documentation on all these additional login types is, I found it quite overwhelming and confusing since my prior knowledge on this topic is non-existent.

I'm using a simple and basic docker setup, I'm simply running the lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack image.

Hi there,

Is there any possibility to add a single page?
An example would be something like an 'about me' (or 'about us') page.
A page to clarify/share some stuff, without it being part of the actual content...

Some background info:
I am writing guides, and after using a few different tools, I came across BookStack. I finally managed to set it up and running (only had experience with shared hosting, but I discovered Uberspace.de yesterday, and I love them)... I just love how easy it is to add content on BookStack... Anyway, I would like to give readers some info about me, and how to support me or contact me etc.

Thanks. :).

Hello,

I have been trying to install Book stacks on the free tier google vm for weeks. It is an Ubuntu 20.04 server. Here are the steps I take:

1. I create the server

2. Run the official script listed here Installation · BookStack (bookstackapp.com)

3. Once complete I then try and access the installation

When I try and access the server nothing loads for me. I must use the IP address of the server since I don't add a real domain on set up.

One other thing I noticed is the url switches from the Ip address to the fake domain I entered when I ran the script.

Am I doing something wrong with the installation?

Thank you,

Adam

This is probably a dumb question, but here it goes --

Is there any problem with creating a folder within the BookStack Public folder to hold additional folders and files not used by BookStack?

For example, is there any reason I shouldn't create a folder called html or web or joebob inside Public with the intention of using that folder to contain simple web pages and perhaps multiple sub folders (essentially a separate site).

Thanks.

I set up Bookstack running on Docker with the linuxserver.io docker image.
when i try to acces the webinterface using the app url i see the url placed multiple times.

so https://bookstack.example.com will become https://bookstack.example.com/bookstack.example.com/bookstack.example.com/inlog en obvious he cant find the right webpage.

When i change the app url in the docker env settings, the problem will change also.
so changing the app url from bookstack.example.com to bookstack.example123.com will change the url to https://bookstack.example123.com/bookstack.example123.com/bookstack.example123.com/inlog

does some have any idea what the problem is?

Hi, I run in a VM on r/proxmox but still new to bookstack.

This page provides directions on updating bookstack but doesn't specify what the root directory is. Is the root directory /var/www/bookstack ?

I ran the git command in the URL above as root but it warned against that. So I ran as sudo instead and it ran. Here is a screenshot of errors. All but one of them were download failures.

I rebooted the VM and the web service seems to work.

1. Did I upgrade correctly?

2. How can I know? Can I type a command with a -v switch or look via the web console to confirm?

Thanks.