Self-host SilverBullet

A browser-based Markdown notes app with wiki-style links, a built-in query language and Lua scripting (Space Lua), storing pages as plain Markdown files on disk. One server can host several spaces, managed from a web dashboard.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 512 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:

copy# SilverBullet — pages are stored as Markdown files in ./data
mkdir -p data
docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name silverbullet \
  -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/data \
  ghcr.io/silverbulletmd/silverbullet:latest
# open http://SERVER_IP:3000 — setup creates the admin account and the first space

More in Notes

Notes

AFFiNE

A workspace that combines documents, whiteboards and databases on one canvas, with a local-first editor and real-time collaboration. The self-hosted server runs with PostgreSQL and Redis; upstream plans for at least 2 GB of RAM.

TypeScriptNode.jsRustPostgreSQLRedis

easyRead guide →

Notes

HedgeDoc

A real-time collaborative Markdown editor: several people edit the same note in the browser at once, and notes can be published as read-only pages or presented as slides. Formerly known as CodiMD.

Node.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL

easyRead guide →

Notes

Joplin Server

The self-hosted sync server for the Joplin note-taking apps, storing notes in PostgreSQL and adding note sharing and multi-user accounts. It is free for personal, non-commercial use under its own license; commercial use needs a separate license.

TypeScriptNode.jsPostgreSQL

easyRead guide →

Me

Notes

Memos

A lightweight, self-hosted note stream for short-form Markdown notes, links and work logs, organized by timeline, tags and search rather than folders. It runs as a single container backed by SQLite by default.

GoReactSQLite

easyRead guide →