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Selfhosted private/secure blog/journal (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am looking for self hosted blog/journal that is private by default. Not looking to host a public blog, rather something that I can write more personal entries on and is easy to read later. I want to be able to include multimedia in the entries.

Currently I'm thinking of a Mastodon server with posts set to private by default and turning off federation. It would be awesome to be able to post from my phone as events happen rather than having to find time later.

I've tried around with using IMAP and an email client, but not sold on it. Tried using a calendar, but too cludgy.

Open to other ideas!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Try https://joplinapp.org . You can self-host your database with something like Nextcloud or Apache Server using WebDAV. I moved from StandardNotes after they got tricky about Self-hosting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I also recommend Joplin - I've moved my entire journal over to Joplin and use it as a primary note source now.

The mobile app UX is its weakness, but is fully functional.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also used to self-host StandardNotes, but I didn’t like the user experience in the front end. The editor plug-in configuration was way too complicated for me. All I want is markdown. Several years ago I switched to Joplin.

How did StandardNotes “get tricky” about self-hosting? I must have switched by then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Every time I upgraded the StandardNotes self hosting docker instance, some configuration setting changed and I had to go figure out what had changed and update it. Then they started to require some sort of a key to actually self-host. They were giving out free keys to users who were grandfathered-in but that left a bad taste in my mouth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Joplin for keeping various notes and would rather not combine it with my journal.

I'm looking for something like DayOne or billthefarmers Diary app that is easy to use from mobile, but then has a selfhosted website I can use to go back and review/relive/edit the experiences.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is the same issue I have with Joplin! I need to get like multiple installations or databases to keep things separated. It's all a mess.