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HN mentions by year16 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2019-06-09 16:33:59 UTC to 2026-04-28 17:29:11 UTC.

02462019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20192020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 2 submissions, 5 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC211
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC404
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC725
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110

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ssddanbrown·Sep 6, 2021
Thanks for posting, Copying in what I added to my "Show HN" post of BookStack that didn't get very far. I've been working on BookStack since 2015, as my first proper open source project, after not being able to find an existing open source, well-designed, ready-to-use (Without extensions/customization) offering that would be easy to use for a mixed skill-set workplace. BookStack is designed to be a "batteries included" kind of project and both the design & content structure of the platform are fairly opinionated compared to other more common wiki offerings available. It primarily provides a WYSIWYG editing experience with markdown also available although the two editor types are not yet easily interoperable. Some fan favourite features include diagrams.net (Formerly draw.io) integration, SAML/LDAP authentication support, Role based permis
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sions and a REST API. BookStack is built on PHP using Laravel with MySQL as the primary data store. The project has steadily grown since first posted on Reddit in Jan 2016, and the community has grown steadily with it. I've found the community & management aspect of the project more difficult and tiresome than expected yet also quite rewarding. I do my best to keep the project stable and moving forward although it is all still done in my free time. I have not commercialised any aspect of it yet, apart from GitHub sponsorships, as my general preference has been to keep money out of the project so far. I've been hesitant to post on HN before since I did not feel the BookStack was "ready" enough but, based on my experience over the last 5 years, I don't think I'll ever think get to that point. I'm looking forward to seeing what the HN community thinks of the project. - Demo: https://demo.bookstackapp.com - GitHub: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack
In BookStack
KronisLV·Jul 22, 2021
Some additional ideas: - Kanban - Kanboard ( https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard ) - Analytics - Matomo ( https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo ) - Content Management System - Grav ( https://github.com/getgrav/grav ) - Knowledge Base - BookStack ( https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack ) - Browser - Firefox ( https://github.com/mozilla ) - Image Manipulation ( https://github.com/GNOME/gimp ) - Observability Platform - Zabbix ( https://github.com/zabbix/zabbix ) - Password manager - KeePassX ( https://github.com/keepassx/keepassx )
In Open-source alternatives to popular B2B tools
ssddanbrown·Jun 12, 2021
I built a documentation platform [1] for work since I didn't want to worry about licensing costs (With something like Confluence) being a factor, limiting potential access, when it comes to documenting and sharing knowledge. I also wrote a simple little PHP script [2] to check HTTPS certificates (And email results) to help keep on top of things. [1]: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack [2]: https://github.com/ssddanbrown/sslcheck
In Ask HN: Tools you have made for yourself?
ssddanbrown·Apr 10, 2021
I've been working on BookStack since 2015, as my first proper open source project, after not being able to find an existing open source, well-designed, ready-to-use (Without extensions customization) offering that would be easy to use for a mixed skill-set workplace. BookStack is designed to be a "batteries included" kind of project and both the design & content structure of the platform are fairly opinionated compared to other more common wiki offerings available. It primarily provides a WYSIWYG editing experience with markdown also available although the two editor types are not yet easily interoperable. Some fan favourite features include diagrams.net (Formerly draw.io) integration, SAML/LDAP authentication support, Role based permissions and a REST API. BookStack is built on PHP using Laravel with MySQL as the primary data store. The
Read the rest
project has steadily grown since first posted on Reddit in Jan 2016, and the community has grown steadily with it. I've found the community & management aspect of the project more difficult and tiresome than expected yet also quite rewarding. I do my best to keep the project stable and moving forward although it is all still done in my free time. I have not commercialised any aspect of it yet, apart from GitHub sponsorships, as my general preference has been to keep money out of the project so far. I've been hesitant to post on HN before since I did not feel the BookStack was "ready" enough but, based on my experience over the last 5 years, I don't think I'll ever think get to that point. I'm looking forward to seeing what the HN community thinks of the project. Site: https://www.bookstackapp.com Demo: https://demo.bookstackapp.com GitHub: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack
In Show HN: BookStack – An open source documentation platform

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