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What is the closest to Google Keep but self hosted right ? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by transdimensionalmeme@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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I wish to de-google but this one is probably the one I know least how to replace.

I need one-click access to my notes, with an easy search that works just as well from my firefox browser as from my android home page.

I must always be able to just close the page/device and never worry that the stuff I put in was saved.

Should be able to insert inline images and markdown ? Is there a "markdown with images" yet ? Like "sixels" I think they're called ?

I would like to be able to open my notes as a notepad++ session, but I understand that's starting to be a lot to ask.

I would like my notes to be a syncthing shared folder? I really like the ideas that the notes are actual names files somewhere, that I can just edit with a regular text editor.

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[–] ggezboye@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I self-host nextcloud and use Nextcloud Notes in Android.

[–] Tim-Fra@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I use it too

You have also Carnet App with an android app version

[–] Satrapes1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My plan is to replace keep with orgmode once I finish a ton of homelab upgrades

[–] Larkonath@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Remind me 15years! :p

[–] Accomplished-Lack721@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I've been playing with Joplin. The one thing I can't decide if I like -- there's no web interface. You have to be using the app (versions are available for Mac, Windows, Linux and mobile devices).

There's also Notes in Nextcloud.

[–] blindsight 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm a huge fan of Logseq.

It's free/libre and stores files in plain text files using mostly standard markdown, so you have complete control of your data.

Their business model is to charge $5/mo to use their fully-encrypted sync servers, but you can sync the files however works best for you for free.

[–] Bldck 1 points 11 months ago

Obsidian

[–] Tpbnick@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I self host a couchdb container and use a Cloudflare tunnel to forward it to a subdomain. I then use the self hosted live sync plugin in Obsidian and it is perfect. So much better than so many of the other options like Joplin and Memos (tried both and wasn’t a fan). It works perfectly on the desktop app, iOS, and android.

[–] kinl99@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Git could also serve as backend. But my experiences were mixed, so I sticked with syncthing. Couchdb as backend alternative seems nice. I'll take a note to try it out...

[–] JPH94@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You got a guide for that please ?

[–] Tpbnick@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I followed the guide for the plugin here https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync

[–] viharm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Sounds fascinating. How is the live sync plugin different from the built-in sync? When I last checked, the built in sync was incapable of sync to a self hosted server from an ios client.

Thanks for sharing.

[–] stefantigro@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe one negative experience here:

I've used self hosted livesync for months before migrating to actual Obsidian Sync.

Reason being my vaults kept getting off sync and I had to keep rebuilding. Not to mention that moving files between always ended up being super tricky and would work half of the time. I tried really hard to like it but it just didn't stick.

The plugin sync was also horrible.

I wonder if you've also had any issues?

[–] KublaiKhanNum1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I need to take a look at Obsidian. Your configuration is interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[–] Larkonath@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How do you store your notes in CouchDB? There's a plugin for that?

[–] Tpbnick@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The plugin does everything for you! https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync

[–] Larkonath@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Nice, thanks.

[–] prime_1996@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I moved from Joplin to Obsidian. Joplin was using nextcloud's webdav.

Joplin was fine, mobile apps were great. The problem was that it names the note files with a random id, making it difficult to find notes outside Joplin.

I have exported all notes to markdown, and now I'm using Obsidian.

Really like the app, and I'm able to edit my notes in nextcloud notes app too.

I'm using synching to sync my phone, so nextcloud is not really needed. I could be using nextcloud app to sync, but I feel like synching is faster to see changes.

So far it's good

[–] tomhung@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm a huge hedgedoc fan. I just wish the next version would come out of alpha.

[–] Defiant-Ad-5513@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Me too i want to have a default for only crator can edit when you create a new doc.

[–] Defiant-Ad-5513@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I recommend HedgeDoc it is a web app only but works on mobile and desktop has grat Markdown support with images you can share certain documents even colaborate on one at the same thime and it is instantly "saved" so even if you trow your phone away right after you type one character it still will be synced and it has tags and a search funtion.

[–] SpongederpSquarefap@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I've recently just been through the Google Keep "divorce"

Why? Because they fucked up the Android app and it didn't show any of my reminders for 3 weeks

I've since moved all my reminders to Google Calendar (which is where they should have been from the start to be honest)

All my notes were exported from Google Takeout and I moved the ones I actually needed to Obsidian

I've been using that with Syncthing for the past few weeks and it's just so much better

[–] Xirious@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Right?

What do you mean right?