AppFlowy
★ 77.2kA self-hosted alternative to Notion, Asana, Trello
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0Open Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · Flatpak · Snap +1No external DB14 active committers (12mo)
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AppFlowy is an open-source workspace application positioned as an alternative to Notion. It is designed for people who want a native, cross-platform productivity tool with stronger control over their...
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Features
- Kanban boards
- databases
- documentation sites
- AI features
- templates
- cross-device sync
- mobile apps
- desktop apps
- self-hosting
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- Created
- Jun 16, 2021
- Install Methods
- dockerflatpaksnapsource
- Requirements
- FlutterRust
- Runtime / Stack
- RustDartDocker
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
Docker Compose
1 service
no resource limits declared
needs persistent storage (4 volumes)
frontend/scripts/docker-buildfiles/docker-compose.yml · @ 4af02cd · scanned Jun 4, 2026
version: "3"
# NOTE: Docker should be allowed to connect to the X server in your host prior
# to running `docker compose up`. Run `xhost local:docker` in the host to allow
# for those connections, otherwise the following error will occur:
# Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
# See https://stackoverflow.com/a/34586732/8401696 for more context.
services:
app:
build:
context: ../../..
dockerfile: ./frontend/scripts/docker-buildfiles/Dockerfile
image: appflowy/appflowy:latest
stdin_open: true
# tty: true
devices:
- /dev/dri:/dev/dri # fixes MESA-LOADER error
environment:
- DISPLAY=$DISPLAY
# ...
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