📚 docs.plus

docs.plus is a free, real-time collaboration tool built on open-source technologies. It empowers communities to share and organize information logically and hierarchically, making teamwork and knowledge sharing straightforward and effective.

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                              CLIENT LAYER                                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                              │
│   ┌──────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌────────────────────┐   │
│   │     Webapp       │    │  Admin Dashboard │    │  TipTap Extensions │   │
│   │    (Next.js)     │    │    (Next.js)     │    │  hyperlink, media  │   │
│   │    Port 3000     │    │    Port 3100     │    │   indent, code     │   │
│   └────────┬─────────┘    └────────┬─────────┘    └────────────────────┘   │
│            │                       │                                         │
└────────────┼───────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────────┘
             │ HTTP/WS               │ HTTP
             ▼                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                             BACKEND LAYER                                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                              │
│   ┌──────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐     │
│   │    REST API      │    │    WebSocket     │    │     Worker       │     │
│   │     (Hono)       │    │   (Hocuspocus)   │    │    (BullMQ)      │     │
│   │    Port 4000     │    │    Port 4001     │    │    Port 4002     │     │
│   │                  │    │                  │    │                  │     │
│   │  • Auth          │    │  • Real-time     │    │  • Doc storage   │     │
│   │  • Documents     │    │    collaboration │    │  • Email queue   │     │
│   │  • Workspaces    │    │  • Y.js sync     │    │  • Push notifs   │     │
│   └────────┬─────────┘    └────────┬─────────┘    └────────┬─────────┘     │
│            │                       │                       │                │
└────────────┼───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────┘
             │                       │                       │
             ▼                       ▼                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                              DATA LAYER                                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                              │
│   ┌───────────────────────────────┐    ┌───────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │         PostgreSQL            │    │            Redis              │   │
│   │         (Supabase)            │    │                               │   │
│   │         Port 5432             │    │         Port 6379             │   │
│   │                               │    │                               │   │
│   │  • Users & Auth               │    │  • Job queues (BullMQ)        │   │
│   │  • Documents & Workspaces     │    │  • Pub/Sub (WS sync)          │   │
│   │  • Realtime subscriptions     │    │  • Session cache              │   │
│   │  • Row Level Security         │    │  • Rate limiting              │   │
│   └───────────────────────────────┘    └───────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

                           ┌─────────────────┐
                           │ Supabase Studio │
                           │  Port 54323     │
                           │  (Dev only)     │
                           └─────────────────┘

Monorepo Structure:

🌐 packages/webapp - Next.js frontend with TipTap editor
🖥️ packages/admin-dashboard - Admin panel for platform management
⚡ packages/hocuspocus.server - REST API, WebSocket server, and background workers
🗄️ packages/supabase - Database migrations and Supabase configuration
🔌 packages/extension-* - TipTap extensions (hyperlink, multimedia, indent, inline-code)
📦 packages/eslint-config - Shared ESLint configurations

Tech Stack:

Runtime: 🚀 Bun 1.3.7+
Frontend: ⚛️ Next.js 15/16, React 19, TipTap 3, Tailwind CSS 4
Backend: 🔧 Hono, Hocuspocus (Y.js), BullMQ, Prisma ORM
Database: 🐘 PostgreSQL 17, 🔴 Redis
Infrastructure: 🐳 Docker Compose, Supabase
Real-time: 🔌 WebSocket (Hocuspocus), Supabase Realtime

📋 Prerequisites

🐳 Docker & Docker Compose v2+ - Install
- ⚠️ macOS Silicon users: Docker Desktop has IO performance issues. Use OrbStack instead (drop-in replacement, faster, lighter).
🚀 Bun >=1.3.7 - Install
🗄️ Supabase CLI - Install

🚀 Quick Start

1️⃣ Clone & Install

git clone https://github.com/docs-plus/docs.plus.git
cd docs.plus
bun install

2️⃣ Environment Configuration

Create environment files based on your development mode:

# Required: Create .env.development first (used by Docker dev and as base for local dev)
cp .env.example .env.development

Environment File Mapping:

Docker Compose File	Environment File	Usage
`docker-compose.prod.yml`	`.env.production`	Production deployment
`docker-compose.dev.yml`	`.env.development`	Docker development (all services in containers)
`docker-compose.local.yml`	`.env.local`	Local development (infra in Docker, apps native)

Important Differences:

.env.development (Docker Development):

Uses Docker service names for inter-container communication:
- SERVER_RESTAPI_URL=http://rest-api:4000/api (Docker service name)
- REDIS_HOST=redis (Docker service name)
- DATABASE_URL is set by Docker Compose (not in file)

.env.local (Local Development):

Uses localhost for native apps connecting to Docker infrastructure:
- SERVER_RESTAPI_URL=http://localhost:4000/api (localhost)
- REDIS_HOST=localhost (localhost)
- DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...@localhost:5432/... (explicit connection string)
Auto-created from .env.development when you run make dev-local or make infra-up
Gitignored - safe for local customizations

Note: .env.local is automatically created from .env.development on first run. You only need to create .env.development manually.

3️⃣ Initialize Supabase

🗄️ Option A: Local Supabase Setup (One-time, ~5-10 min)

Step 1: Start Supabase 🚀

make supabase-start

First run downloads Docker images. Verify with make supabase-status.

Step 2: Activate Extensions 🔌

Open Supabase Studio
Go to Integrations
Activate: pg_cron and pgmq (Queues)

Step 3: Run Migrations 📊

Open SQL Editor
Execute scripts from packages/supabase/scripts/ in order: 01-enum.sql through 17-database-extensions.sql

Step 4: Configure Queues ⚙️

Queue Settings → Enable "Expose Queues via PostgREST"
Queues → Select message_counter → Manage permissions
Enable Select/Insert/Update/Delete for: authenticated, postgres, service_role
Add RLS policy: "Allow anon and authenticated to access messages from queue"

☁️ Option B: Supabase Cloud Setup

If you prefer not to run Supabase locally, you can use a cloud project instead:

Step 1: Create Supabase Project 🚀

Go to Supabase Dashboard
Create a new project
Copy your project URL and anon key from Settings → API

Step 2: Update Environment Variables ⚙️
Update .env.development with your cloud project credentials:

# Server-side (containers → Supabase Cloud)
SUPABASE_URL=https://your-project.supabase.co
SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your-anon-key-here

# Client-side (browser → Supabase Cloud)
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=https://your-project.supabase.co
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_WS_URL=wss://your-project.supabase.co
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your-anon-key-here

Step 3: Configure Extensions & Migrations 📊
You still need to configure your cloud project:

Activate pg_cron and pgmq (Queues) extensions in the Dashboard
Run SQL scripts from packages/supabase/scripts/ in order via SQL Editor
Configure queues and permissions (same as local setup)

Backend Environment Variables:

# Supabase connection (for pgmq polling)
SUPABASE_URL=https://your-project.supabase.co
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=your-service-role-key

# VAPID keys for Web Push
VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY=your-vapid-public-key
VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY=your-vapid-private-key
VAPID_SUBJECT=mailto:support@yourdomain.com

Generate VAPID keys: npx web-push generate-vapid-keys

See docs/PUSH_NOTIFICATION_PGMQ.md for detailed architecture.

Step 5: Configure OAuth Redirect URLs 🔐

Go to Authentication → URL Configuration in Supabase Dashboard and add your Redirect URLs:

https://yourdomain.com
https://yourdomain.com/*
https://admin.yourdomain.com
https://admin.yourdomain.com/*

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain.

Step 6: Add Admin Users 👤

Only users in the admin_users table can access the admin dashboard. Run this SQL to grant access:

-- Add admin user by email
INSERT INTO public.admin_users (user_id, created_at)
SELECT id, now() FROM auth.users WHERE email = 'your-admin@example.com';

-- Verify admin users
SELECT u.email, a.created_at
FROM public.admin_users a
JOIN auth.users u ON a.user_id = u.id;

Note: Make sure your Supabase project allows connections from your Docker network or configure network settings accordingly.

4️⃣ Start Development Environment

Choose one of three options:

🐳 Option A: Full Docker (Default)

All services run in Docker containers. Best for consistent environments.

⚠️ macOS Silicon users: Docker Desktop has slow IO performance (slow Next.js compile/hot reload). Use OrbStack instead for better performance.

make up-dev

Services: 🎯

🌐 Webapp: http://localhost:3000
🔌 REST API: http://localhost:4000
⚡ WebSocket: ws://localhost:4001
👷 Worker: http://localhost:4002
🐘 PostgreSQL: localhost:5432
🔴 Redis: localhost:6379
🗄️ Supabase Studio: http://127.0.0.1:54323

💻 Option B: Local Development (macOS-friendly, No Docker IO)

Best for macOS users - Avoids Docker volume IO performance issues. Only infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Redis) runs in Docker. Apps run natively with hot reload.

Step 1: Start Infrastructure 🚀

make infra-up

Step 2: Start Supabase 🗄️

make supabase-start

Step 3: Start Apps 💻

Option 3a: All in one command (recommended)

bun run dev:local

Option 3b: Separate terminals (better for debugging)

# Terminal 1 - Backend REST API
cd packages/hocuspocus.server && bun run dev:rest

# Terminal 2 - Backend WebSocket
cd packages/hocuspocus.server && bun run dev:hocuspocus.server

# Terminal 3 - Backend Worker
cd packages/hocuspocus.server && bun run dev:hocuspocus.worker

# Terminal 4 - Frontend
cd packages/webapp && bun run dev

Or use convenience scripts:

bun run dev:backend  # Start all backend services
bun run dev:webapp   # Start frontend only

Environment Variables:

✅ .env.local file at root - automatically created from .env.development on first run
.env.development - Used by docker-compose.dev.yml (Docker service names: rest-api:4000, redis)
.env.local - Used by docker-compose.local.yml and native apps (localhost addresses, gitignored)
Scripts automatically load root .env.local:
- Backend: Uses bun --env-file ../../.env.local
- Frontend: Uses dotenv-cli to load root .env.local
Key differences: .env.local uses localhost instead of Docker service names:
- SERVER_RESTAPI_URL=http://localhost:4000/api (vs http://rest-api:4000/api in .env.development)
- REDIS_HOST=localhost (vs redis in .env.development)
- DATABASE_URL=postgresql://...@localhost:5432/... (explicit, vs set by Docker Compose in .env.development)
See Step 2: Environment Configuration section above for complete details

Benefits:

✅ Native file system performance (no Docker volume overhead)
✅ Faster hot reload
✅ Better debugging experience
✅ Lower resource usage

Access points:

🌐 Webapp: http://localhost:3000
🔌 REST API: http://localhost:4000
⚡ WebSocket: ws://localhost:4001
👷 Worker: http://localhost:4002
🐘 PostgreSQL: localhost:5432
🔴 Redis: localhost:6379
🗄️ Supabase Studio: http://127.0.0.1:54323

Stop infrastructure:

make infra-down

🚀 Production Deployment

Production-ready setup for mid-level scale deployments (small-medium teams, moderate traffic).

Architecture: 🏗️

📈 Horizontal scaling: REST API (2), WebSocket (2), Worker (2), Webapp (2)
🔀 Traefik v3 reverse proxy with automatic SSL (Let's Encrypt) and load balancing
⚡ Resource limits, health checks, and zero-downtime blue-green deploys
📊 Production-optimized logging and connection pooling

Setup

⚙️ Configure Environment
```
cp .env.example .env.production
```
Important: .env.production is used by docker-compose.prod.yml for production deployment.

Update: database credentials, JWT secret, Supabase URLs, storage credentials, CORS origins.
🔨 Build & Deploy
```
make build
make up-prod
```

📈 Scaling
Adjust replicas in .env.production:

REST_REPLICAS=2
WS_REPLICAS=3
WORKER_REPLICAS=2
WEBAPP_REPLICAS=2

Production Recommendations: 💡

🗄️ Use managed database (AWS RDS, DigitalOcean, Supabase Cloud)
🔒 Configure SSL/TLS certificates
📊 Set up monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
💾 Implement database backups
🔐 Secure all secrets and credentials

📖 Command Reference

# Building
make build             # Production build
make build-dev         # Development build

# Running (Full Docker)
make up-prod           # Start production
make up-dev            # Start development (all in Docker)

# Running (Local Development - macOS-friendly)
make infra-up          # Start infrastructure only (postgres, redis)
make infra-down        # Stop infrastructure
make infra-logs        # View infrastructure logs
make dev-local         # Start all services (backend + frontend)
make dev-backend       # Start backend services (REST, WS, Worker)
make dev-webapp        # Start frontend only
make dev-rest          # Start REST API only
make dev-ws            # Start WebSocket server only
make dev-worker        # Start Worker only
make migrate           # Run database migrations

# Management
make down              # Stop services (auto-detects env)
make restart           # Restart services (auto-detects env)
make logs              # All logs
make logs-webapp       # Webapp logs
make logs-backend      # Backend logs
make ps                # Container status
make stats             # Resource usage
make clean             # ⚠️ Cleanup + delete volumes (DATA LOSS!)

# Scaling (production)
make scale-webapp      # Scale webapp to 3 replicas
make scale-hocuspocus  # Scale backend services

# Supabase (uses .env.local)
make supabase-start    # Start local Supabase
make supabase-stop     # Stop local Supabase
make supabase-status   # Show Supabase status

Run make help for complete command list.

📁 Project Structure

docs.plus/
├── packages/
│   ├── webapp/              # 🌐 Next.js frontend
│   ├── hocuspocus.server/   # ⚡ REST API, WebSocket, Workers
│   ├── supabase/            # 🗄️ Database migrations
│   └── extension-*/         # 🔌 TipTap extensions
├── docker-compose.dev.yml   # 🐳 Development orchestration
├── docker-compose.prod.yml  # 🚀 Production orchestration
├── Makefile                 # 🛠️ Build & deployment commands
└── .env.example             # ⚙️ Environment template

🤝 Contributing

PRs welcome! See contributing guidelines for details.

First contribution? Start here:

Pick an issue labeled good first issue or help wanted.
Confirm your setup with bun run check before opening a PR.
Use our issue and PR templates to speed up review.

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE.md

💬 Support

💬 Discord: Join our server
🐦 Twitter: @docsdotplus
🐙 GitHub: docs.plus
📧 Email: contact@newspeak.house

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