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…

  • Wuttin@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    Logseq + SyncThing-Fork for me. The killer feature I was looking for to switch from Evernote was voice recording support, logseq is the first thing I’ve found that does a decent job of it while having a solid Workflowy-style “bullets all the way down” interface, which I’ve come to appreciate. The mobile app still leaves a lot to be desired, it’s a little clunky with lots of buttons and very limited swipe gestures. Gets the job done anyhow, and the desktop app is amazing.

  • Mora@pawb.socialEnglish
    301·
    8 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.

  • bricklove@midwest.socialEnglish
    5·
    7 days 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.

  • MojoLobo@lemmy.jrvs.ccEnglish
    201·
    8 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

    • precarious_primes@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      8 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·
      8 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

  • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    8 days ago

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

  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10·
    8 days 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·
      8 days 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).

  • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    132·
    8 days ago

    I’d vote for anytype or obsidian

    Anytype has a learning curve, But it has built-in encryption and IPFS syncing provided by the company. The templating system is really slick and the relational aspect is pretty solid.

    Obsidian + syncthing fork is a really solid contender. It’s much easier to work with out of the box but the features are a little more generic.

    Neither of these are really self-hosted, so much as they are contained in their own ecosystem. You get some measure of higher availability that you have to really work for if you’re really self-hosting a product.

    • Milan@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      20 hours ago

      Hm at some point Anytype apps will be configurable for custom servers tho (i assumed they were already but i might have been wrong).

      Obsidian also has some interesting sync plugins that dont require syncthing

      • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        The crypto is decent, it’s electron so it’s source available. If you want to ignore their hosting solution, you can disable the syncing and just take the vault from its config directory and sync it yourself

        The real downsides are that it’s not actual open source, so if they decided to screw around with the security or turn the crypto off somebody can’t just fork it.