A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.
Features
block editing, flashcards and database, bidirectional link, list outline and sync e2e
Site: SiYuan - Privacy-first personal knowledge management system that supports Markdown, block-level ref, and bidirectional links
Github: GitHub - siyuan-note/siyuan: A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software, written in typescript and golang.
Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy - SiYuan - Privacy-first personal knowledge management system that supports Markdown, block-level ref, and bidirectional links
Forum: https://liuyun.io/
Criteria:
Clients must be open source.
Any cloud sync functionality must be E2EE.
Must support exporting documents into a standard format.
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Local backup/sync functionality should support encryption.
Cloud-based platforms should support document sharing.
I found this app, I want to use it, but first I want to know what you think, if it really respects privacy, is it safe, etc.
Its style strikes me as something between Joplin, Obsidian and Zettlr.
What’s your opinion?
Zettlr discuss: Zettlr - Local Notebooks
If encryption is not mentionned, then it’s not available. Plus, Nextcloud is already recommended in the Productivity Section
It’s for the notebook section, not the productivity section.
I just copied the information from the website.
Maybe you missed a post and that’s the one you were going to comment on?
I’m using OnlyOffice DocSpace and looking for free alternatives.
Does Monday provide the same type of use as this version of OnlyOffice?
I’m open to alternatives, and open to advice on the privacy policy of OnlyOffice DocSpace Free (cloud).
In all cases and posts, Nextcloud is recommended for self-hosting and I am unable to do this.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/productivity/#nextcloud
Nextcloud really cannot be recommendion in my eyes.
I myself run 3 servers (of which one hosted by Nextcloud), one myself and one by Hetzner, and I really had my fare share of issues and I cannot say I would recommend it to anyone.
The service is unreliable:
updates are not coordinated, server updates break apps or disable them (even the ones maintained by the core team)
app stability is terrible. Now currently the calendar app is broken again and just misses random appointments in the web …
You should not. PG also clearly advices against doing so on the website.
The provider will have access to all your data.
If you want to see how stuff like that can go wrong I would advice to peak on the trustpilot of Owncube. Now obviously that could have been done a lot better, but not they will always be able to see your data. It isn’t privacy friendly.
I’m wanting to self-host Nextcloud as I’ve heard that it is the best solution for privacy and owning your data.
So my goal is to completely own my data.
I am completely new to self-hosting and I don’t know where to start. I don’t have any knowledge about self-hosting or Linux servers. I’ve tried looking for guides online but I can’t seem to find a clear cut guide on how to self-host, starting from no knowledge on how to do it.
How can I get started?
Are there any easy to follow guides out th…
And so on.
English is not my native language and I’m using a translation tool. Forgive anything.
My point is the notebook you mention doesn’t have encryption, so it can’t be in the notebook section. And NextCloud, which is not encrypted, is already in the productivity section, so there is no need for another app there.
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April 16, 2024, 2:41pm
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I’m not sure what website you’re looking at, as one of the first things on the page is E2EE for sync. And the impression I get from the app is that files are stored locally, so encryption isn’t strictly necessary for privacy when files aren’t kept in the cloud. This app is more like Obsidian or Logseq than Nextcloud.
I have yet to try this out, but I think it’s worth looking into.
The company is based in China and the privacy policy is very brief.
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