Blinko
★ 11.1kA self-hosted alternative to Notion, Evernote, Onenote
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0Open Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · SourceNo external DB28 active committers (12mo)
About
Blinko is an AI-powered note-taking project aimed at individuals who want a fast way to capture and organize fleeting thoughts. It focuses on turning quick ideas into stored notes that can later be...
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Features
- AI-powered note retrieval
- natural-language search
- self-hosted data storage
- plain text notes
- Markdown support
- multi-platform support
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2026
- Created
- Oct 23, 2024
- Install Methods
- dockersource
- Runtime / Stack
- Docker
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud Required
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
Run Blinko with Docker Compose
Compose file from the Blinko project repository.
1 service
no resource limits declared
docker-compose.prod.yml · @ b2586d0 · scanned Sep 23, 2026
networks:
blinko-network:
driver: host
services:
blinko-website:
image: blinkospace/blinko:latest
# container_name: blinko-website
environment:
NODE_ENV: production
# NEXTAUTH_URL: http://localhost:1111
# NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: http://localhost:1111
NEXTAUTH_SECRET: my_ultra_secure_nextauth_secret
DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:mysecretpassword@192.168.31.69:5435/postgres
# depends_on:
# postgres:
# condition: service_healthy
# Make sure you have enough permissions.
# volumes:
# - ~/your-name/.blinko:/app/.blinko
restart: always
logging:
options:
max-size: "10m"
max-file: "3"
ports:
- 1111:1111
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://blinko-website:1111/"]
interval: 30s
timeout: 10s
retries: 5
start_period: 30s
# networks:
# - blinko-network
# postgres:
# image: postgres:14
# container_name: blinko-postgres
# restart: always
# ports:
# - 5435:5432
# environment:
# POSTGRES_DB: postgres
# POSTGRES_USER: postgres
# POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mysecretpassword
# TZ: Asia/Shanghai
# # Persisting container data
# # Make sure you have enough permissions.
# # volumes:
# # - ~/your-name/.db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
# healthcheck:
# test:
# ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "postgres", "-d", "postgres"]
# interval: 5s
# timeout: 10s
# retries: 5
# networks:
# - blinko-network
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