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CLUSTER HOSTED-NOTES-SELF · 11 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-16

Self-hosted Obsidian-compatible note apps

This cluster includes self-hosted note-taking applications that store notes on S3-compatible storage or serve local Obsidian vaults as clean web pages for reading and publishing. The dated entry history before the index start is too thin to read a shape from, with only 0 dated entries, so the cluster predates the index or its members are undated. Traction leaders, based on activity signal, are vaultpeek, UnKeep, and foliostead, each currently at 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 5OCT 2026: 4
AUG 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 ai-built · 8 unlabelled

Operator · 8 hobby · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 11 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01selfsync2★3 days—hobbySelf-hosted sync service for a note-taking app that prevents lost edits, keeps conflict copies, history, trash, and optional encryption.
  2. 02the-garden1★18 days—hobbyPrivate desktop diary that keeps journal entries on the user's own disk and works with existing Obsidian vaults.
  3. 03niwa0★5 daysliveai-builthobbySelf-hosted digital garden that publishes selected notes from an Obsidian vault to the web, Gemini, and Gopher protocols.
  4. 04cairn0★14 days—hobbyDesktop note-taking app that replicates Obsidian's look and feel for personal notes and journals.
  5. 05kura0★7 daysliveai-builtNotes app that reads an Obsidian vault, providing working links and full-text search across notes.
  6. 06zt-note0★18 days—hobbySelf-hosted note-taking app for NAS that stores notes in Siyuan-compatible format, supports multiple isolated users with PIN lock, and imports/exports from existing workspaces.
  7. 07UnKeep0★8 days—ai-builthobbySelf-hosted notes vault with a Keep-style interface, offering encrypted syncing across browsers and terminals for private note-taking.
  8. 08vault-sync0★13 days—hobbyMac client that syncs Obsidian notes and attachments between computers through a self-hosted cloud using a pairing code.
  9. 09foliostead0★1 mo—Self-hosted app that serves notes from an Obsidian vault as clean web pages for reading and publishing.
  10. 10cub-notes0★2 mo—hobbySelf-hosted notes app that stores entries locally and stays compatible with existing Obsidian vaults for personal note-taking.
  11. 11Notea - Self-hosted note-taking app stored on S30★unknownliveSelf-hosted note-taking app that stores notes on S3-compatible storage.

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