Dnote Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Dnote hosting gives the dnote command-line notebook a self-hosted command line notebook sync server that you control. Deploy Dnote 3.0.0 and xCloud runs the pinned official image as a single container with embedded SQLite on a persistent volume, creates your first account at install, turns open registration off and publishes the server over HTTPS in minutes. You write and read notes with the dnote CLI.

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What is Dnote?

Self-hosted Dnote is a sync server for a simple command line notebook. Upstream's README says Dnote is a single binary with no dependencies that stores notes in one SQLite file, with full-text search and optional sync between devices via a self-hosted server with REST API access. It is a self-hosted alternative to cloud note services such as Evernote for people who live in the terminal, and the server code carries an Apache-2.0 licence file.

On xCloud the template runs the official dnote/dnote 3.0.0 server image, pinned by digest, as one container with embedded SQLite in the dnote_data volume and no database service. The server's web pages cover only sign-in, account settings and password reset, not a note browser. Registration is switched off, and the first account is created at install.

From Sign-Up to a Syncing Notebook In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Dnote sync server normally means a container, a data volume, a first account, a domain and a certificate before the first sync. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Dnote from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain, then enter the account email and a password — or leave the password empty to have one generated.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Dnote 3.0.0 image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with embedded SQLite, mount the dnote_data volume, create your first account and publish the server over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Point The CLI At It
Save the credentials shown after install, including the CLI apiEndpoint. Install the dnote CLI, set apiEndpoint to that value, then run dnote login and dnote sync.

Everything Dnote Does, On Your Own Server

The Dnote sync server runs in full here: your notes travel from the dnote CLI to a server on your own domain, stored in a database you own.

Sync Across Devices
Notes written with the dnote CLI sync through your own endpoint, so laptops and servers share one notebook without a third-party service.
Notes From The Command Line
Add a note with dnote add, read a book with dnote view and search with dnote find; the CLI is where notes are written and read.
Embedded SQLite
The server is a single binary with SQLite embedded, so there is no separate database to set up or run.
Sign-Up Switched Off
Registration is disabled, so only the account created at install can use the server. You can enable it in the environment settings.
Account Pages In The Browser
The web pages cover sign in, account settings and password reset; notes themselves are handled by the CLI.
Persistent Storage
Notes, the book list and the sign-in survived an xCloud Restart in QA because the database lives on the dnote_data volume.

Everything You Need To Run Your Notes Sync 24/7

Managed hosting for the Dnote server, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Dnote 3.0.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
First account created at install
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Dnote

A Dnote sync server for your shell notes
A developer who keeps notes with the dnote CLI points every machine at their own server, runs dnote sync, and keeps one notebook across a laptop, a workstation and remote hosts.
Keep terminal notes off a third-party cloud
Someone who does not want their notes held by an outside note service hosts the sync endpoint on a Cloud VPS they control, with the SQLite file on a volume they can back up.
Add colleagues without open sign-up
A small team keeps registration off and creates each account on the server with the dnote-server user command, so only invited people store notes on the instance.
Script against the REST API
An engineer uses the server's REST API at the /api path from scripts, with the same account, to push or read notes without opening a terminal notebook.

Dnote vs Alternatives

Evernote: Choose a Dnote server as an Evernote alternative if you work in the terminal. Dnote is a command-line notebook with no web note browser, so it is a different kind of tool, not a feature match.
Standard Notes: People compare Dnote with Standard Notes. This page makes no claim about Standard Notes; Dnote is a single binary with an optional sync server for its command-line client.
flatnotes: flatnotes has its own OneClick page. Dnote keeps notes in one SQLite file and has you write them from the command line, with no note browser in the web pages.
Memos: Memos has its own OneClick page. Dnote's server is a sync endpoint for a command-line client, with web pages only for sign-in, account settings and password reset.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Dnote hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Dnote sits alongside other tools on the same server.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Dnote itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Notes Sync Server?

Dnote on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Dnote free and open source?

Yes. The Dnote repository carries an Apache-2.0 licence file at the server tag, so the software costs nothing in licences. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS hosting the sync server. Using the dnote CLI on one machine needs no server at all.

How do I self-host a Dnote server?

Deploy this template. It runs the official dnote/dnote 3.0.0 image, pinned by digest, as one container with embedded SQLite, behind HTTPS. It is Dnote Docker hosting without a compose file; you then set the CLI's apiEndpoint to your domain's /api path.

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How much RAM does a Dnote server need?

About 64 to 128 MB: the manifest floor is 128 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 1 GB of disk. A Dnote cloud server is tiny, and the 6 GB Cloud VPS sold here leaves plenty of room for other apps on the same machine.

How do I connect the dnote CLI to my server?

Install the CLI from the Dnote releases, set apiEndpoint to your domain's /api path in the dnoterc file under the config folder, then run dnote login with the account email and password and dnote sync. The credentials panel shows the exact apiEndpoint value.

Does the Dnote server have a web interface for notes?

No. The server's web pages cover only sign in, account settings with email and password, password reset and an about page. There is no note browser: you create, read and edit notes with the dnote CLI, which syncs through the server.

Can anyone register on my Dnote server?

Not by default. The template sets DisableRegistration to true, which removes the join page, and creates the first account at install. To add an account, run the dnote-server user create command inside the container; set it to false only if you want open registration.

How do I reset a password on my Dnote server?

Run the dnote-server user reset-password command inside the container with the account email and a new password of at least 8 characters. The email and password from the install form are used only once; editing them in the environment afterwards does not change the account.

How do I back up a Dnote server?

Take a backup of the dnote_data volume, which holds the SQLite database with its wal and shm files. Stop the container or copy while idle for a consistent copy, store it off the server, and test a restore before you rely on it.

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How do I update the Dnote server?

Moving versions is deliberate. Dnote 3.0.0 is fixed by tag and digest, and catalogue changes reach new installs only. To move up, back up dnote_data, read upstream's notes, then adopt a newer Dnote template version when one is published, and run a sync from a client.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.