Deploy and Host

Kept is a self-hosted notes app built for quick capture: text notes, checklists, images, drawings, links, attachments, labels, colors, and reminders. It aims to keep the lightweight feel of Google Keep while storing your data on your own server.

Why Deploy

Text notes, checklists, image notes, drawings, links, and file attachments.
Drag-and-drop note ordering and checklist item ordering.
Labels, colors, background images, pinned notes, archive, and trash.
Search and filters, including note type, labels, and date-style queries.
Link previews and inline images.
Time reminders with browser push notifications.
Location-based reminders through the native iOS and Android apps.
Real-time collaborative sharing of notes between users on the same instance.
Offline note viewing/editing with automatic sync when the client reconnects.
Google Keep Takeout data import.
Built-in database backups and restore flow.
Local user accounts, optional 2FA, and user management.

Common Use Cases

Taking notes and making reminders for tasks/checklists

About Hosting

Open-source sticky notes - read more at https://github.com/ericerkz/kept

Dependencies for

Kept is an Angular app with a Node/Express backend and SQLite storage.