Memos

An open-source, self-hosted note-taking service. Your thoughts, your data, your control — no tracking, no ads, no subscription fees.

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Overview

Memos is a privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge base for personal notes, team wikis, and knowledge management. Built with Go and React, it runs as a single binary with minimal resource usage.

Features

• Privacy-First — Self-hosted on your infrastructure with zero telemetry, no tracking, and no ads.
• Markdown Native — Full markdown support with plain text storage. Your data is always portable.
• Lightweight — Single Go binary with a React frontend. Low memory footprint, starts in seconds.
• Easy to Deploy — One-line Docker install. Supports SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Developer-Friendly — Full REST and gRPC APIs for integration with existing workflows.
• Clean Interface — Minimal design with dark mode and mobile-responsive layout.

Quick Start

Docker (Recommended)

docker run -d \
  --name memos \
  -p 5230:5230 \
  -v ~/.memos:/var/opt/memos \
  neosmemo/memos:stable

Open http://localhost:5230 and start writing!

Try the Live Demo

Don’t want to install yet? Try our live demo first!

Other Installation Methods

• Docker Compose - Recommended for production deployments
• Pre-built Binaries - Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows
• Kubernetes - Helm charts and manifests available
• Build from Source - For development and customization

See our installation guide for detailed instructions.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome — bug reports, feature suggestions, pull requests, documentation, and translations.

• Report bugs
• Suggest features
• Submit pull requests
• Improve documentation
• Help with translations

Sponsors

Love Memos? Sponsor us on GitHub to help keep the project growing!

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License

Memos is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

Privacy Policy

Memos is built with privacy as a core principle. As a self-hosted application, all your data stays on your infrastructure. There is no telemetry, no tracking, and no data collection. See our Privacy Policy for details.

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