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Self-host linkding

updated Jul 2026prices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test

A clean, fast self-hosted bookmark manager with tags, full-text search, and a browser extension — the easiest way to own your bookmarks.

Key facts

CategoryBookmarks
LicenseMIT
StackPython, Django
Min RAM256 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 256 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install

Run these commands on your server:

# linkding
docker run -d --name linkding \
  -p 9090:9090 -v linkding:/etc/linkding/data \
  sissbruecker/linkding:latest
# open http://SERVER_IP:9090
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