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…

  • Father_Redbeard@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    47 minutes 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)

  • bricklove@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    3 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·
    20 hours 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.

  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10·
    1 day ago

    I use nextcloud notes because I already have nextcloud and my needs are not that sophisticated

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I’m going to try this out. I hesitated because I was considering switching to Owncloud Infinite Scale, but I’m not going to bother because I decided the file structure OCIS uses is a deal-breaker (way too complex to recover in a disaster).

  • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    1 day ago

    Obsidian is pretty neat. Can use it with Syncthing, although I guess you need Syncthing-Fork on Android now.

  • Mora@pawb.socialEnglish
    301·
    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.

  • Christov@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 day ago

    I’ve been getting on well with notesnook, the self hosting is in beta right now but its just a docker container. Docs are coming for self hosting in the near future.

    https://notesnook.com/

    The criteria for me when I was looking for a notes app were:

    • self hosted
    • e2e encrypted
    • supports images and other rich media as well as text
    • can use markdown for text formatting
    • supports mobile as well as some desktop interface
    • can make lists with checkable boxes
    • background sync

    Notesnook hits all of these. I wish it had a dedicated desktop app but that’s something I can just use a browser window for.