Ideon
★ 668A self-hosted alternative to Miro, Notion
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Read recap →Features
- spatial canvas
- Git repository and issue embeds
- Markdown notes
- images, links, and file support
- real-time collaboration
- historical snapshots
- self-hosted data ownership
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- Created
- Jan 2, 2026
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-compose
- Requirements
- DockerDocker Compose
- Runtime / Stack
- Docker
- Privacy & Independence
- Cloud: Optional
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓2 Containers — light hosting footprintRuns as 2 containers
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Compose file from the Ideon project repository.
2 services · database: postgres · infra: postgres
no resource limits declared
needs persistent storage (2 volumes)
docker-compose.yml · @ 28e5fd5 · scanned Jun 13, 2026
services:
ideon-app:
image: ghcr.io/3xpyth0n/ideon:latest
container_name: ideon-app
env_file:
- ${ENV_FILE:-.env}
# environment:
# PUID: 1000 # Optional: User ID for file ownership (default: 1001)
# PGID: 1000 # Optional: Group ID for file ownership (default: 1001)
depends_on:
ideon-db:
condition: service_healthy
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "${APP_PORT:-3000}:${APP_PORT:-3000}"
volumes:
- ideon-app-data:/app/storage
healthcheck:
test:
["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:${APP_PORT:-3000}/api/health"]
interval: 5s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 10s
ideon-db:
image: postgres:18-alpine
container_name: ideon-db
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASS}
POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
volumes:
- ideon-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${DB_USER} -d ${DB_NAME}"]
interval: 2s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
volumes:
ideon-app-data:
ideon-db-data:
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