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Oxynote puts live database charts beside reviewed runbooks

Oxynote is an open-source technical wiki that places live query charts beside documentation and routes page changes through drafts, diffs and approval. Its database charts support PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB, alongside Prometheus metrics. PostgreSQL connections must be read-only, and sessions run in read-only mode. A runbook can therefore show replication lag next to its explanation and response steps.

Oxynote · PostgreSQL · Oct 28, 2026

Why it matters

Keeping operational evidence beside reviewed instructions can reduce the gap between a runbook and the system it describes.

More context

The Apache-2.0 project offers a self-hosted Docker setup with its own PostgreSQL storage. Change the documented default administrator password before exposing an instance. Start with a nonsensitive read-only data source and inspect query-editing and page-approval permissions.

Keep in mind

This is a newly announced project, not a reviewed production deployment. Read-only queries can still expose sensitive data or consume database resources.

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