Deploy Poznote
Poznote is a personal note-taking and documentation platform.
Just deployed
/var/www/html/data
Deploy and Host Poznote on Railway
Poznote is a personal note-taking and documentation platform.
See Poznote website for all informations and demo
Readme on Github
About Hosting
Poznote is packaged as a containerized application, making it easy to deploy on Railway without complex infrastructure setup.
When deployed on Railway:
- The application runs inside a managed container.
- Persistent storage is provided via a mounted volume.
- Environment variables are used to configure authentication and runtime behavior.
- Railway handles networking, HTTPS, scaling, and service availability.
Railway automatically builds and deploys the service from the provided image or repository. Once deployed, Poznote is accessible through the generated Railway domain or your custom domain.
Common Use Cases
Poznote can be deployed on Railway for:
- Personal knowledge management
- Technical documentation hosting
- Team internal documentation
- Lightweight wiki system
- Structured note organization with folders and linked notes
- Hosting a self-managed alternative to SaaS note-taking tools
It is suitable for individuals, developers, small teams, and self-hosting enthusiasts who want full control over their data.
Dependencies for Deployment
Poznote is fully containerized and does not require manual dependency installation on Railway.
Deployment Dependencies
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A Railway account
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A deployed Railway service (Docker image or GitHub repository)
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A persistent volume mounted to:
/var/www/html/data -
Required environment variable:
POZNOTE_PASSWORD-- Your Poznote administrator password
No external database is required. Poznote stores its data in the mounted persistent volume.
Implementation Details
Environment Variable: - POZNOTE_PASSWORD - Your Poznote Password
Volume Mount: A persistent volume is mounted to /var/www/html/data
to ensure your notes and attachments survive container restarts.
Why Deploy Poznote on Railway?
Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway hosts your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while still allowing vertical and horizontal scaling.
By deploying Poznote on Railway, you can run a complete, production-ready note-taking platform with minimal operational overhead. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more --- all in one place.
Template Content
POZNOTE_PASSWORD
Admin Password (shared by all administrators)
POZNOTE_PASSWORD_USER
Standard User Password (shared by all standard users)