Where Does Gollum Store Wiki Pages?
Where self hosted Gollum keeps pages in git repos on Linux servers. Full paths are listed below. More below.
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Gollum is git backed wiki with file storage. Your pages live as Markdown files in repositories. History comes from git itself.
Same repos mean same wiki on any machine with Gollum installed. Exact config names shift with releases. Keep full clones with history, not exports. For moves, copy the wiki directories whole. Partial copies miss attachments that pages depend on. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder. Screenshots of settings help when support asks for reproduction steps later.
Where Gollum Wiki stores this, by platform
/var/lib/gollum (wiki repos, pages as files)
Pages live as Markdown in git repos with history built in. Copy whole wiki directories for moves. No database exists to dump.
Frequently asked questions
How do I migrate Gollum to a new server?
Copy the wiki git repositories to the new server over USB, since pages live as files in git. Configs sit in the Gollum settings beside them. Reinstall the matching release first, since markup gems shift between versions.
Does Gollum need a database?
No. Gollum reads wiki pages from git repositories without a separate database. The folders hold Markdown plus history. Reinstalls reset nothing if the repos are kept. Treat the wiki directories themselves as the backup.
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