Poznote Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Poznote hosting on xCloud lets you deploy Poznote, a free self-hosted note-taking app with rich-text and Markdown notes, folders, tags, attachments, search and reminders, on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned container with one persistent volume holding the SQLite databases and uploads, replaces the stock password with a generated one and publishes it over HTTPS, so your notes stay on a server you control.

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What is Poznote?

Poznote is a free, open-source, self-hosted note-taking app, positioned upstream as an alternative to Notion, Obsidian, Evernote and OneNote. It handles rich-text and Markdown notes with Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX, task lists with reminders, workspaces, folders, tags, version history with restore, attachments, sharing, a REST API and OIDC single sign-on, and installs as a PWA. A self-hosted Poznote is a Markdown note-taking app on your own domain. It is licensed MIT.

On xCloud it is Poznote 6.113.1, the upstream image pinned by digest, as one container with SQLite and no separate database. The poznote_data volume holds notes, attachments, both databases and the app's own backups. The install replaces the public default password with a generated one for the admin_change_me account. Email reminders need SMTP set up in the app.

From Sign-Up to a Live Notes App In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted notes app normally means a container, a volume, a changed default password, a domain and a certificate before the first note. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Poznote from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the Poznote 6.113.1 image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no separate database, mount the poznote_data volume, replace the built-in default password with a generated one, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Make It Yours
Save the initial password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS Poznote URL and sign in as admin_change_me. On the welcome page pick your own username, then change the password under Settings.

Everything Poznote Does, On Your Own Server

Poznote runs in full here: a notes workspace in your browser, with your notes, attachments and databases on a server you control.

Rich-Text And Markdown Notes
Write in a WYSIWYG editor, or in a Markdown editor with a live preview and Mermaid diagram blocks — each note is its own file in the data directory.
Folders, Tags And Search
Organise notes with folders and tags, and find them again with full-text search across your notes.
Attachments Up To 750 MB
Attach files to notes; this deployment raises the proxy body limit so uploads of up to 750 MB go through.
Revisions You Can Restore
Poznote keeps earlier versions of a note's content, title and tags, lets you compare them with the current note and restore a previous state.
Sharing And Reminders
Share notes and folders with other users or through public links, and set reminders on notes. Email reminders need SMTP configured in Settings > Admin Tools.
Offline Notes In The Browser
Recently modified notes and your favourites stay available in the browser without a network, over HTTPS, and sync back when you are online.

Everything You Need To Run Your Notes App 24/7

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

Poznote 6.113.1 deployed instantly
Upstream image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Port bound to localhost 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 Poznote

Keep personal notes in Markdown
Write notes in Markdown with Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX, organise them in folders and tags, and find them with search, all on a server you control.
Track tasks and reminders in your notes
Add task lists with due dates and reminders to your notes, so to-dos live next to the material they relate to rather than in a separate app.
Share notes with colleagues
Create multi-user accounts and share a workspace or a single note, so a small team keeps working notes in one place without a hosted notes subscription.
Recover an earlier version of a note
Use version history with diffs to see what changed and restore an older version, so an accidental edit does not cost you the original text.

Poznote Screenshots

Poznote notes workspace with a folder tree in the sidebar, a search box, a toolbar with share, attach and reminder icons, and the Welcome to Poznote note open

Poznote first-run welcome page with language, theme, date format and timezone settings and a language picker

Poznote vs Alternatives

Notion: Notion is a hosted workspace. Upstream positions Poznote as a free, self-hosted alternative, with notes stored in SQLite on your own volume and Markdown as a first-class format.
Obsidian: Upstream also names Obsidian as an alternative it replaces. Poznote adds a browser app with multi-user accounts, sharing and a REST API on your own server, and can import Obsidian vaults.
Evernote and OneNote: Upstream positions Poznote as an alternative to both. Notes, attachments and databases stay in your poznote_data volume instead of a vendor's cloud, with ZIP export and restore.
Memos: Memos has its own OneClick page. In a Poznote vs Memos comparison, Poznote offers workspaces, folders, tags, version history, attachments and OIDC sign-in in one SQLite-backed app.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Poznote sits alongside other knowledge and docs tools.

$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. Poznote itself is licensed by Poznote's maintainers under MIT.

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Ready To Run Your Own Notes App?

Poznote 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.

How much RAM does Poznote need?

Poznote asks for 512 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 5 GB of disk in its template, and recommends 1 GB for several users or large imports. The 6 GB plan clears both, and PHP-FPM workers are tunable in the Environment editor.

Can you self-host Poznote with Docker?

Yes. This template covers poznote docker hosting end to end: the upstream image pinned by digest, one poznote_data volume at /var/www/html/data, a generated administrator password and HTTPS, with no database container.

Is Poznote an alternative to Notion or Obsidian?

Upstream positions it as a free, self-hosted alternative to Notion, Obsidian, Evernote and OneNote. It focuses on Markdown and rich-text notes, folders, tags and search in a single SQLite database, so it suits personal and small-team notes.

How do I sign in to Poznote the first time?

Use the username admin_change_me and the generated initial password from your credentials. The public default password is replaced during install. Rename the account or change its password under Settings; the credentials page keeps showing the initial one.

Does Poznote support single sign-on?

Yes. Upstream supports OIDC single sign-on. Set the client ID and secret in the Environment editor, use https://your-domain/login.php as the redirect URI and configure the remaining options in Settings, Admin Tools. A setting can turn off password sign-in.

Do email reminders work out of the box in Poznote?

No. Email reminders need SMTP, which you configure in Settings, Admin Tools inside the app; it is stored in the database, not the environment. Until then reminders work only inside the app.

Is Poznote free?

Yes. Poznote uses the MIT licence and costs nothing to run. Only the Cloud VPS is billed, so this Poznote cloud install keeps every note and attachment in a volume you own.

How do I back up Poznote?

Back up the poznote_data volume, which holds all notes, attachments, backgrounds, both SQLite databases and the app's own backups. Upstream also supports scheduled backups to S3 and ZIP export, configured inside the app.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Poznote?

Poznote stays on the pinned 6.113.1 image until a newer template version is adopted. Copy poznote_data beforehand and check the release notes. Upgrades never run automatically, and redeploying keeps the volume.

Can I attach large files to Poznote notes?

Yes. Attachments up to 750 MB are accepted, and the site allows request bodies up to 800 MB. Backup restore and ZIP import are chunked, so large imports work, though they fill the 5 GB disk floor sooner.

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.