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Best Docker Notes & Knowledge Base for self-hosting

The 35 best Docker notes & knowledge base you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
AppFlowyUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBAGPL-3.077,300
AFFiNEUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBMIT73,487
MemosUnder-an-hour setupEasy64 MBMIT63,768
JoplinUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBAGPL-3.056,721
SiYuanUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.046,749
OutlineUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBBSL-1.140,889
Trilium Notes≈5-minute setupEasy256 MBAGPL-3.038,313
KhojUnder-an-hour setupMedium2,048 MBAGPL-3.037,676
Wiki.jsUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBAGPL-3.029,036
DocmostUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBAGPL-3.021,969

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Docker within the notes & knowledge base category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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