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title: "Self-host Outline on Edge | Team wiki you actually own"
description: "Run Outline on Edge — Node.js + Postgres + Redis on real VMs, S3-compatible file uploads, global CDN out front. The polished team wiki without sending your knowledge base to someone else's cloud."
url: https://edge.network/solutions/outline/
---

# Self-host Outline on Edge | Team wiki you actually own

For Outline

# Outline on Edge, a wiki you own

Self-host the polished team wiki on a real VM with S3-compatible
attachments and a global CDN. Your team\'s knowledge stays
on your infrastructure — and the bill stays flat.

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# docker-compose.yml — Outline + deps

services:

outline:

image: outlinewiki/outline:latest

env_file: .env

postgres: { image: postgres:16 }

redis: { image: redis:7 }

# .env — Edge Storage backend

AWS_S3_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME=outline

AWS_S3_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT=https://storage.edge.run

AWS_S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE=true

## Why teams self-host Outline

A flat monthly bill, your data on your infrastructure, and an editor that doesn't feel like a step down from Notion.

### Notion-quality, self-hosted

A polished collaborative editor, slash commands, real-time editing — without your team's knowledge base living on someone else's cloud.

### S3-compatible attachments

Wire Outline's file storage to Edge Storage. Document attachments, images and exports all live in a durable, CDN-fronted bucket.

### SSO via OIDC / Google / Microsoft

Plug into your existing identity provider — Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra, Authelia, Keycloak. No paid SSO tax.

### Full-text search included

Postgres-backed search out of the box. Faster than the Notion search you're used to, and works without sending queries to a third party.

### Global CDN out front

Edge CDN serves the static app shell and public docs globally. Authenticated traffic falls through to your origin VM.

### Notion is per-seat. Outline isn't.

Notion business is ~$15/user/month. Outline self-hosted on Edge is one fixed monthly bill regardless of team size.

Reference architecture

## How Outline maps to Edge

Outline + Postgres + Redis on a single VM, attachments in object storage, CDN out front. One small VM is enough for most teams.

Compute Outline (Node.js) + Postgres + Redis on a VM

Storage S3-compatible bucket for document attachments and exports

CDN Caches the static app shell and any public knowledge bases

DNS Anycast DNS for `wiki.example.com`

Indicative cost

### A 50-person team wiki

Notion Business (50 seats) ~$750/mo
Outline Cloud (50 seats) ~$500/mo
Edge (1 small VM + Storage) ~$15/mo

Cost stays flat as the team grows.

## Common questions

### How does this compare to Outline Cloud or Notion?

Outline Cloud is per-seat, Notion is per-seat — Edge self-hosting is a flat monthly cost regardless of team size. The trade-off is one VM to maintain.

### How does SSO work?

Outline supports OIDC, Google Workspace, Microsoft, and Slack out of the box. Any of those work the same as on Outline Cloud — they're configured in environment variables on your VM.

### What about realtime collaboration?

Built in — Outline uses Y.js + WebSockets for collaborative editing. Pin sticky sessions at the CDN if you scale beyond one VM.

### How do I back up the knowledge base?

Snapshot Postgres to Edge Storage on a schedule, plus the Storage bucket already lives in object storage. Two-line cron and a `pg_dump`.

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## Stand up your wiki

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