Easiest Notes & Knowledge Base to self-host

30 notes & knowledge base apps that are easy to get running, ranked by verified deploy effort, project health, and popularity. 1 have a verified ≈5-minute Docker setup.

The shortlist at a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
Trilium Notes≈5-minute setupEasy256 MBAGPL-3.038,313
MemosUnder-an-hour setupEasy64 MBMIT63,768
JoplinUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBAGPL-3.056,721
BookStackUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBMIT19,079
SilverBulletUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBMIT6,308
DokuWikiUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBGPL-2.04,727
FlatnotesUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBMIT3,258
DnoteUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBAGPL-3.03,087
Bangle.ioUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBAGPL-3.01,235
BlinkoUnder-an-hour setupEasy512 MBAGPL-3.011,089

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