Overview
This AMI runs Wiki.js 2, the open-source wiki software, with a PostgreSQL 17 database on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The container images are pinned to Wiki.js 2.5.317 and PostgreSQL 17.11 and baked into the AMI, so first start does not depend on a registry. Wiki.js is an independent project and Perimattic is not affiliated with it.
Why Wiki.js?
Wiki.js is a modern wiki for documentation and team knowledge: a Markdown and visual page editor, page history, search, tags, comments, assets, user groups with page-level permissions, many sign-in methods (local, LDAP, OAuth, SAML and more) and optional storage sync to a Git repository.
What Perimattic adds
Pinned, tested version: Wiki.js and PostgreSQL are fixed to exact tags, not 'latest', so a rebuild never changes the application behind your back.
Setup wizard finished for you: a fresh Wiki.js shows a setup wizard to the first visitor, who becomes the administrator. During first-login setup this AMI completes that wizard through its own API with your admin email and a random 24-character password generated on your server, then checks that the wizard is gone, that self-registration is refused and that an anonymous visitor is sent to the login page. Wiki.js usage telemetry is switched off. There are no default or shared credentials in the image.
Private by default: Wiki.js starts with read access for the Guests group; this AMI removes it, so only signed-in users can read pages. If you want public pages, give the Guests group read access under Administration > Groups.
HTTPS: Apache is configured as a reverse proxy and a free Let's Encrypt certificate is requested for your domain with certbot. Wiki.js listens only on the loopback interface and PostgreSQL only inside the Docker network.
Patched base: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS built through an automated EC2 Image Builder pipeline, with security updates applied at build time.
Licence and limits
Wiki.js is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0); this AMI runs the unmodified upstream image. Wiki.js still contacts its own server, graph.requarks.io, for update notices and locale files, sending the Wiki.js version. Password-reset and notification emails need an SMTP server that you configure in Administration > Mail.
Getting Started Launch the AMI and open ports 22, 80 and 443 in the security group SSH in and answer the setup prompts (domain and admin email) Open https://your-domain and sign in with the email and password printed at the end of setup Create your first page and add users under Administration > Users
A domain name with an A record pointing at the instance is required, because the site is served over HTTPS. Wiki.js and PostgreSQL together use about 400 MB of memory, so a t3.small (2 GB) is a good starting size; choose a larger size for many concurrent editors.
This AMI is built and supported by Perimattic.
Book a free setup consultation at https://cal.com/gaurav-pareek-perimattic/marketplace-setup-consultations or email us at aws-support@perimattic.com .
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Highlights
- Wiki.js 2.5.317 (AGPL-3.0) with PostgreSQL 17.11, both pinned and pre-installed: a full-featured team wiki on your own server.
- Secure first login: the setup wizard is completed for you with a random 24-character admin password, self-registration is closed, the wiki is closed to anonymous visitors, HTTPS through Apache and Let's Encrypt.
- Built on patched Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and supported by Perimattic: free setup assistance at aws-support@perimattic.com.
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An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Initial release.
- Application: Wiki.js 2.5.317 (container image pinned, baked into the AMI).
- Base: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, fully patched at build time, built by an automated EC2 Image Builder pipeline.
- TLS: Apache reverse proxy with a Let's Encrypt certificate requested by certbot at first login.
- Credentials are generated on the instance at first login; none are present in the image.
- Wiki.js's setup wizard is completed during first-login setup through its own API with a generated 24-character admin password; setup verifies that the wizard is closed, self-registration is refused and anonymous visitors are redirected to the login page before the site is published.
- Application: Wiki.js 2.5.317 (AGPL-3.0, unmodified upstream image) with PostgreSQL 17.11 (both pinned). Setup telemetry is off; the Guests group has no read access by default.
- Database: reachable only inside the Docker network.
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Usage instructions
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Launch an Instance
From AWS Marketplace, click Continue to Subscribe and then Continue to Configuration to launch the AMI.
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Choose the Recommended Instance Type
t3.small (2 GB of memory) is the recommended starting size: Wiki.js and PostgreSQL together use about 400 MB. Choose t3.medium or larger for many concurrent users.
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Configure Security Group
Allow inbound traffic on the following ports:
- 22 (SSH) - terminal access for setup
- 80 (HTTP) - needed to validate your domain for the TLS certificate
- 443 (HTTPS) - access to Wiki.js
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Point a domain at the instance
Create a DNS A record (for example wiki.example.com) pointing to the instance's public IP before you log in.
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Connect to the Instance
ssh -i <your-key.pem> ubuntu@<public-ip>
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First-Login Setup
The first SSH login runs a guided setup:
- Prompts for your domain and admin email and checks the DNS A record
- Generates a random 24-character admin password and database password on your server
- Starts Wiki.js and PostgreSQL and finishes Wiki.js's setup wizard through its API with your email and the generated password
- Closes the wiki to anonymous visitors, checks that self-registration is refused and that the setup wizard is closed
- Configures Apache as an HTTPS reverse proxy and requests a Let's Encrypt certificate
- Prints the URL and the admin credentials; they are also stored in /opt/app/access.txt (root only)
If a step fails, fix the problem shown and log in again: the setup resumes where it stopped.
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Access Wiki.js
Open https://<your-domain> and sign in with the admin email you entered and the generated password (view it again with: sudo cat /opt/app/access.txt). Add users under Administration > Users. Give the Guests group read access under Administration > Groups only if you want public pages.
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Credentials
Generated on your server, never shared between customers. View them again with:
sudo cat /opt/app/access.txt
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Manage the Services
cd /opt/app sudo docker compose ps sudo docker compose restart
Wiki.js keeps pages, history, users and uploads in the PostgreSQL database in /opt/app/postgres; back it up or snapshot the volume before upgrades. Email features need an SMTP server configured under Administration > Mail.
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