Introduction
memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking solution designed for seamless deployment and multi-platform access. It offers effortless plain text writing with robust Markdown syntax support for enhanced formatting. The project is built with Go and React.js, combining a compact architecture with powerful performance.
Key Features
- Privacy First: Your data, your control. All runtime data is securely stored in your local database.
- Create at Speed: Write and save content as plain text for quick access, with Markdown support for fast formatting and easy sharing.
- Lightweight but Powerful: The app is built with Go and React.js, ensuring a lightweight yet powerful performance.
- Customizable: Personalize your experience by customizing the server name, icon, description, theme, and execution scripts.
- Open Source: Fully open source, with all code available on GitHub for transparency and collaboration.
- Free to Use: Enjoy all features at no cost, no hidden fees, no subscriptions.
Installation
For Unix/Linux systems, you can deploy memos using Docker with the following command:
docker run -d --name memos -p 5230:5230 -v ~/.memos/:/var/opt/memos neosmemo/memos:stable
For Windows and other installation methods, please refer to the detailed documentation.
Note
- The
~/.memos/directory will be used as the data directory on your local machine, while/var/opt/memosis the directory of the volume in Docker and should not be modified. - Memos is still under active development, so you may encounter bugs or breaking changes as we improve.
Community and Contributions
Contributions are what make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. We greatly appreciate any contributions you make. Thank you for being a part of our community!
Related Projects
- Slash: An open-source, self-hosted bookmarks and link sharing platform.
- Gomark: A markdown parser written in Go for Memos. And its WebAssembly version is also available.