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Blinko

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A 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

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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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