Self-host in one command
A single curl | bash starts the app and its database with Docker.
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CompassDocs
Create, organize, and search your team's SOPs, technical docs, policies, and internal knowledge — with a clean interface, AI-powered search, and an editorial approval workflow.
What is CompassDocs?
Section titled “What is CompassDocs?”CompassDocs is a self-hostable knowledge base for teams. It’s free and open-source (AGPL-3.0) — run it yourself, or use the managed hosting tier.
AI-powered answers
Ask plain-English questions and get cited answers grounded in your own docs. Configure it →
An internal helpdesk
Employees ask in Get help; IT, HR and Facilities work tickets in the desk, with workflows across teams, office hours and reply targets, and reports. Enterprise. Helpdesk overview →
Policy handbooks & read confirmations
Gather policies from any space into one handbook to read and print. With Enterprise, people confirm them, with due dates, reminders and an audit trail. Handbooks → · Read confirmations →
Roles, approvals & notifications
Built-in or custom roles, an optional review queue for live docs, and notification policies with branded emails. Roles → · Notifications →
New here?
Section titled “New here?”Start with the Introduction for a tour of the concepts, or jump straight to the Quick Start to get a running instance in a couple of minutes.