NeonLink
★ 419MIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · Compose · SourceNo external DB4 active committers (12mo)
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NeonLink is an open-source, self-hosted bookmark service designed for people who want a lightweight way to manage saved links on their own infrastructure. The README positions it as especially...
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Features
- Tags
- Search
- Auto icon, title, description
- Customizable background
- Lightweight
- Private
- Dashboard
Details
- Last Updated
- Nov 7, 2026
- Created
- Apr 19, 2022
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-composesource
- Requirements
- Node.jsnpmSQLite
- Default Port
- 80From the project's Compose file
- Runtime / Stack
- Docker
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud Required
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
Run NeonLink yourself
Pick how much you want to manage.
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Run NeonLink with Docker Compose
Compose file from the NeonLink project repository.
1 service
no resource limits declared
needs persistent storage (2 volumes)
docker-compose.yml · @ 09c0afd · scanned Nov 3, 2026
version: "3.8"
services:
neonlink:
image: alexscifier/neonlink
container_name: neonlink
# user: 1000:1000 # optional
volumes:
- ./data:/app/data
- ./background:/app/public/static/media/background
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
FASTIFY_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT: 120000 # optional: change to 0 if AVV_ERR_READY TIMEOUT error is occured
ports:
- "80:3333"
This file may be out of date. Check the NeonLink website for current setup steps.
Tags
Bookmark ManagementSelf Hosting SolutionsPersonal DashboardsHomelabWeb ServersPrivacy AdvocatesSelf-HostersPermissive License
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