Briefkasten

★ 1.2k

A self-hosted alternative to Notion, Evernote

MIT LicenseOpen Source — No Paywall2 ContainersPackage · Compose · SourceNo external DB

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Briefkasten is a self-hostable web application built as a monorepo with a SvelteKit frontend and a Hono-based backend API. The README presents it as a complete rewrite of version 1 and provides setup...

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Features

SvelteKit web app
Hono-based API
self-hosting
Docker deployment
local development container setup
database migrations
Prisma schema sync
baseline migration for existing databases

Details

Last Updated: Sep 5, 2026
Created: May 4, 2022
Install Methods: package-managerdocker-composesource
Requirements: PostgreSQL databaseS3-compatible object storageBetter Authnpm/pnpmNode.js
Authentication: oauthlocal
API: REST
Backup & Export: database-dumpnative-export
Runtime / Stack: NodejsDocker
Privacy & Independence: Cloud: Optional
User Model: Multi-User
Deployment: Deployment: Docker Compose ✓2 Containers — light hosting footprintRuns as 2 containers

Docker Compose

2 services

no resource limits declared

docker-compose.yml · @ b825ffe · scanned Sep 4, 2026

services:
  briefkasten-web:
    build:
      context: .
      tags:
        - web:latest
      target: web
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks:
      - briefkasten
    ports:
      - ${PORT:-3000}:${PORT:-3000}
    env_file: ./apps/web/.env
  briefkasten-backend:
    build:
      context: .
      tags:
        - backend:latest
      target: backend
    networks:
# ...

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