Flatnotes is a Self-hosted, database-less Note-taking web app

A self-hosted, database-less note-taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.

flatnotes is designed to be a distraction-free note-taking app that puts your note content first. This means:

• A clean and simple user interface.
• No folders, notebooks or anything like that. Just all of your notes, backed by powerful search and tagging functionality.
• Quick access to a full-text search from anywhere in the app (keyboard shortcut "/").

Another key design principle is not to take your notes hostage. Your notes are just markdown files. There's no database, proprietary formatting, complicated folder structures or anything like that. You're free at any point to just move the files elsewhere and use another app.

Features

• Mobile responsive web interface.
• Raw/ WYSIWYG markdown editor modes.
• Advanced search functionality.
• Note "tagging" functionality.
• Wikilink support to easily link to other notes ([[My Other Note]]).
• Light/dark themes.
• Multiple authentication options (none, read-only, username/password, 2FA).
• Restful API.

Install with Docker

You can install Flatnotes using Docker with

docker run -d \
  -e "PUID=1000" \
  -e "PGID=1000" \
  -e "FLATNOTES_AUTH_TYPE=password" \
  -e "FLATNOTES_USERNAME=user" \
  -e "FLATNOTES_PASSWORD=changeMe!" \
  -e "FLATNOTES_SECRET_KEY=aLongRandomSeriesOfCharacters" \
  -v "$(pwd)/data:/data" \
  -p "8080:8080" \
  dullage/flatnotes:latest

Install with Docker Compose

version: "3"

services:
  flatnotes:
    container_name: flatnotes
    image: dullage/flatnotes:latest
    environment:
      PUID: 1000
      PGID: 1000
      FLATNOTES_AUTH_TYPE: "password"
      FLATNOTES_USERNAME: "user"
      FLATNOTES_PASSWORD: "changeMe!"
      FLATNOTES_SECRET_KEY: "aLongRandomSeriesOfCharacters"
    volumes:
      - "./data:/data"
      # Optional. Allows you to save the search index in a different location: 
      # - "./index:/data/.flatnotes"
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    restart: unless-stopped

License

The app is released under MIT License

Source-code and download

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GitHub - dullage/flatnotes: A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.

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