I’m completely new to selfhosting but see a lot of potential. I wonder if anyone knows a good way to self host a notetaking app? The point is that I need to access my notes on multiple devices so self hosting them could be a nice idea. I currently use google keep and goodnotes but would like to leave those behind…

  • mojolobo@lemmy.jrvs.ccEnglish
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    2 days ago

    After trying a bunch, I’m using Obsidian + <your choice of sync plugin> now. Good thing with Obsidian is your notes are ultimately a bunch of plaintext files, so you can do whatever you want with them, and it comes with clients for most platforms.

    Another option is Trilium, it is pretty powerful, and has a webapp so as long as you can access a browser, you’ll be able to access your notes. https://github.com/zadam/trilium

    • Artaca@lemdro.idEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Been using Logseq since February and it’s been a game changer. My only gripes are a) inability to access via browsers, and b) lack of a quick note function. Sometimes I still use Keep to jot something down and transfer later. Logseq spends a solid 5+ seconds syncing upon opening, which can feel like an eternity when trying to quickly log something.

  • variants@possumpat.ioEnglish
    101·
    2 days ago

    I setup nextcloud and just use that to backup my Obsidian notes. But I also use next cloud deck depending on the type of notes or list I’m making

    • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      You should take a look at the selfhosted live sync plugin for obsidian. It’s been working flawlessly for me for the past year.

      • stom@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Doesn’t it actually require you to sign up to an account on some app hosting platform, rather than self host it?

        • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          No, but that is an option if you dont have the hardware to self host it. I have it on one of my vms on my server in the basement.

          EDIT: I just took another look at the github repo and it kind of looks like you can’t just selfhost it, but you can, the main readme is just a little confusing. Click on the “Setup your CouchDB” link in the manual section and the selfhosted via docker guide is there.

    • warm@kbin.earth
      51·
      2 days ago

      Obsidian but with syncthing here, just syncs the files across my devices.

  • bricklove@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    11 hours ago

    I’m just using a self hosted git repo with markdown files. I was having trouble finding something open source that I could edit with vim that also had a good mobile solution. I also didn’t want to get locked into a file format that was specific to an app.

    Markdown is ubiquitous and I use git all the time as a developer so it was easier to tack something onto an existing workflow. It’s a little janky but at least I won’t be screwed by devs abandoning whatever app I was using.

  • desentizised@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    My solution is basically what @mojolobo mentions with Nextcloud behind it and I love the concept. Because Obsidian (via a WebDAV plugin on the phone) just syncs with the “Notes” folder in my Nextcloud root it really is just a bunch of .md (markdown) files. It gives me an added sense of security (on top of the self-hosting aspect) because I can see those files everywhere I have Nextcloud installed, I can edit them manually if I wanted to. On the PC you just point the Obsidian app to the folder, on phones you do it via a WebDAV plugin.

  • Father_Redbeard@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    9 hours ago

    Quillpad is the closest I’ve found. It’s simple markdown files. It can sync with Nextcloud as well. I use it for any short note or lists. Long form stuff including journal, I use Obsidian (not open source)

    • precarious_primes@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Memos fits a wide variety of uses and is the first note system that has clicked for me. I use it for quick notes so I don’t forget things, journal-like entries, save for later (like Pocket), shopping lists and other todos.

    • Morethanevil@lemmy.fedifriends.socialEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Yeah Memos is great. I use it as a personal journal. It supports great features like Postgres database, tags, filters, S3 for assets, SSO with OIDC. Dev works on more features like referencing notes if I read correctly

      Only downside for me is, pictures are always at the end of a note, not inline like in wikis

  • Moonrise2473@feddit.itEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    It’s still in alpha but hoarder is promising

    It’s designed to organize bookmarks, but can also support markdown notes with picture (a single picture, not multiple pictures)

    Unfortunately at the moment the mobile app is so alpha that doesn’t support creation or editing such notes, only new bookmarks or new photos.

    It uses a headless chromium to make screenshots for URLs.

    Optionally, can use a bullshit generator like ollama or openai api keys to automatically create a lot of useless tags to each note

  • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I use radicals for CalDAV and save notes there together with my calendars. On Android there is jtx Board which let’s you work with them. Sadly on Linux I couldn’t find anything so I started writing something myself but don’t have much time to work on it https://github.com/jeena/JNotes

  • Mora@pawb.socialEnglish
    161·
    2 days ago

    I’ve used Joplin before which was okay-ish (but borked the e2e encryption during an update).

    Now I would recommend Silverbullet if you are really keen on self hosting a notes app.

    But the notes that work best for me is simply Obsidian + Syncthing-Fork (you could self host a syncthing server), thanks to its sheer ability to adapt to nearly any use case thanks to its plugin.