July 23rd, 2024

Install Docmost – open-source Notion Clone

Docmost is an open-source Notion alternative for team collaboration. A tutorial by Till Carlos explains self-hosting Docmost using Docker and Traefik for SSL. It covers setup, limitations, security, and production considerations.

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Install Docmost – open-source Notion Clone

Docmost is an open-source Notion clone that allows users to create spaces for teams and add users. The tutorial by Till Carlos guides users on how to self-host Docmost on a server using Docker and Traefik for SSL certificate management. The process involves getting a root server, setting up DNS, installing Docmost, configuring Docker Compose, and accessing the Docmost instance. The tutorial also includes troubleshooting steps and highlights limitations such as the absence of email invitations and the need for a robust storage solution for production use. Security measures like setting up regular backups and considering additional security measures are recommended for production environments. The tutorial emphasizes that it is for testing purposes and advises consulting a system administrator for production setups.

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By @awinter-py - 6 months
1 amazing work, but 2, zooming out:

OSS at some point forgot that the web + hosted UX is great for saas companies because they can more easily charge rent. But the web isn't great for building input UX (it's all bloat + jank and you have to completely reimplement the input elements to do anything useful, on top of shifting sand).

moving UX back to desktop thin clients would be leapfrog innovation over the saas companies. I include things like MS word as a 'thin client'. MS word 2003 was more responsive than any web interface for just typing. slack has like 2 features and is still somehow sinking into the ocean unless you have a supercomputer because of electron.

the data can be shared or backed up somehow sure; that's just file hosting with a collaboration layer maybe. but desktop UX would be a superpower for any tool that needs powerful input

By @bdemirkir - 6 months
One of the most used feature of the Notion is databases. This Notion Clone doesn't have that feature yet.
By @mkl - 6 months
Big discussion three weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40832146. Ignore the "Notion clone" branding and view it as its own thing.

I tried it out in docker and quite like it. Running it on my Linux PC I can access it from other devices anywhere through ZeroTier. It's still early stage software, and lacks easy robust backups, so I'm not ready to rely on it for anything important, but I'm hopeful.

By @evanjrowley - 6 months
Does docmost support tags? I'm curious of how information stored in it could be queried.
By @42lux - 6 months
App looks fine for a multiplayer notes app but I hate the marketing. "open source XYZ clone" when they are lacking essential features of XYZ, it's clickbait.