Trilium: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Note Application

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[@RandyHanley]

Dude, I'm glad you've covered this! I feel like I've tried it and I was blown away at what you can throw at it, but it never seems to get the recognition it deserves. I've been using Obsidian and love it, but I can't get over the fact that they won't Open Source it. Trillium is looking more tempting for my next switch! To anyone reading my comment, don't forget to Thumbs Up DB's videos!

[@DBTechYT]

Thank you so much for your comment!! :)

[@dash2212]

Tbh outline is also a good note taking app similar to notion

[@Being_Joe]

I like how Obsidian's file format is all just MD files.

[@pav8369]

That actually is incredibly neat! Thanks for drawing attention to it, I was looking for something like that.

[@DBTechYT]

No problem!

[@dayo]

I used Trillium notes at its beginning, a few years ago, and it was already a robust app, with a lot of features. I'm so glad to see the evolution of this app, which seem to be regularly maintained ! I think I gonna go back and try it again, but I'm just missing the mobile app... Anyway thank you for this great review about this app which deserve much more success!! 🙏

[@sto2779]

6:22 - just wow, this is an epic, dream come true note taking application, always wanted something like this, super advanced and simple to use note taking. I like how it makes a 3D neuro mind map that shows how notes are connected together.

[@oldschoolel]

DB, As always appreciate your content. I think I just found the Obsidian Alternative that I've been searching for!

[@DBTechYT]

Awesome! Thank you for your comment!

[@MrEric377]

great job, I love these video's about learning new apps I can use and host if I wanted to. I would so love to use this, but the single sign-on is a deal breaker, Sorry Trilium.

[@DBTechYT]

100% agree with the single-user-account thing. With as much as they've done with this, I'm surprised that there's not an option for more users

[@Vermino]

I agree. Dealbreaker for my household.

[@vgamesx1]

8:44 Well, you're making quite a few assumptions, but thanks for thinking I'm competent/capable and I appreciate the video.

[@DBTechYT]

😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@NovaCayn]

Which is better and do you recommend? Trillium or Joplin Notes?

[@datpspguy]

Exactly what I've been looking for! This project is amazing! Thanks DB

[@DBTechYT]

Glad to help!

[@matz.sjodin]

Thanks for the introduction of this software. I already know I will love it

[@floridametaldetecting]

Great video review! May have to dump bookstack and move over to this! Thank you!

[@MrSamyWageh]

Really amazing. I've been looking for such a self hosted solution for my Proxmox Portainer for the last period . Clear and organised video as usual. Thanks for sharing.

[@DBTechYT]

Great to hear! Thank you!!

[@rogerkell4964]

I'm trying to do the same thing. Portainer says that it's running but I can't get it to load when I go to localhost:8080

[@Simchof]

@@rogerkell4964 Try to type the local IP of your server instead of localhost (ex: 192.168.x.x) or change the port in the docker-compose.yml file in case 8080 is already used by another process

[@9mmfederalrimmed235]

I use Standard Notes. That uses encryption and is locally stored. Standard Notes has an good design and web outlay as well.

[@stuiedaman]

Holy heck, I've been scouring the internet for this exact solution. Thanks

[@DBTechYT]

No problem!

[@CO-kd6sd]

This would be interesting if the had mobile apps and made desktop installation simpler. Sticking with Anytype for the time being.

[@donny_bahama]

I wish I could find an alternative to Evernote that has all the things I’ve become so accustomed to. I wish Trilium was it. Or Joplin. Or anything, really. I hate Evernote but I’m stuck because I’m spoiled by the web app, the iOS app, the Share with > Evernote functionality on my iPad, the outstanding web clipper and all it’s options, the tagging (“cloning” notes into a hierarchical tree structure?! Hello, Windows 95!) etc. I wish I was willing to give *any* of that up - but what I really wish is that I didn’t have to.

[@sungiant2000]

I can't say I relate in terms of evernote specifically, but I definitely understand the struggle. With that being said, FOSS projects have gotten SO much better over the last couple of years - I think the time when we won't have to compromise *anything* is coming very soon.

[@ServantStatusMinistries]

Take a look into FS notes

[@Reeces_Pieces]

if you choose to keep your data in your own volume that's also in a shared folder, then you will have to chmod 777 -R the "data" folder that it creates.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

I did that and it did create the database file but I still get the error "database is locked" in the logs. Interestingly I was able to fudge it by copying an already established database from another share. It's weird. Trilium is the only docker app I use that has that issue. Which sucks because I REALLY like Trilium but it can be a pain to stand up sometimes when using shares as the location for the database.

[@ajnasaboobacker2267]

Thanks for this wonderful video. I am setting this up right now.

[@DBTechYT]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Taylor-ys2vh]

My biggest gripe with Linux os' in general is it seems that uninstalling/reinstalling is a total breaking point for any application. I've uninstalled Trilium and later came back to reinstall it, fails to open. Seems this is something I experience so frequently with any Linux distro. Perhaps it is my inexperience with Linux but to me, it seems that should work far better in Linux than Windows.

[@rafageist]

I've been trying to install Trilium for a long time and npm run start-server doesn't work for me. I have installed all kinds of packages, I have used several versions of node, etc. And nothing.

[@videobyredjade]

Thank you

[@christopherklein3829]

Its a shame that there isn't a android app for mobile use/sync. And i am missing local ai support. Somehow I have the feeling that obsidian or logseq are developing faster. But primarily, I miss a mobile app.

[@the_disco_option]

looks very neat, thanks for sharing!

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks for watching!

[@weskersteve8887]

Hi, I wonder if there are some ways to protect the trilium login page because it allows unlimited time of trying and that's risky.

[@dangnhattrinh5500]

I'm trying this app, it seems promis. But when I use code block , it's not highligting. Any idea?

[@geryz7549]

One question, does it have a modal editing mode? Obsidian supports a VIM mode, does it have something analogous to that or a plugin/config that makes that possible?

[@DBTechYT]

I would encourage you to just install it and see if it fits your needs. I don't always get into every little detail when I'm doing these videos.

[@geryz7549]

@@DBTechYT Apparently it doesn't but I found a pretty cool alternative called Joplin that does

[@ArifKamaruzaman]

I used to use Obsidian. I love onenote and been using it for many years. But I saw trilium note in truenas. Didn't get interested until i saw your video. Amazing is an understatement.

[@VitasLoWang]

OneNote is good but I just can't understand why their webapp is si frikin slow! It's been many years and they still didn't fix it. Loading kilobyte of text can take 5-10seconds. Unbelievable

[@magicmanj32]

Great video and very useful utility

[@DBTechYT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fpp4619]

How do i select or change my storage folder to the other drive

[@eidodoos]

im more focus on android app. i tried many app and im stay with upnote, notion.

[@jorgegomez374]

I am using Joplin. But this is much better. Thanks.

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks for watching!

[@jorgegomez374]

@@DBTechYT always

[@KManAbout]

I'm going to figure trillium out seems like a bit of work but I'm willing to make it all work haha.

[@RafaelAndrade-g6v]

Didn't show creating a single note, which was what I wanted to see... start by the basics dude! that's what most ppl want.

[@geoffreyzziwambazza7862]

👀🔥

[@cptbrncls7050]

what's mobile usage like?

[@DBTechYT]

github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Mobile-frontend

[@ytrew9717]

unfortunately there are no way to look at your data without your PC: no we app, nor mobile app

[@DBTechYT]

It's very mobile friendly

[@ytrew9717]

@@DBTechYT what do you mean? (How? without app, nor web app?)

[@DBTechYT]

Open the browser (Chrome/FireFox/whatever) and go to the URL in your browser.

[@ytrew9717]

@@DBTechYT but you are talking about the paid version, right? Is it possible for free?

[@javierfuentesmora1814]

@@ytrew9717 it is open source you can deploy it to your own server

[@uzdarandom]

holy fuckin shit ball amazing shit 100👍

[@DanielRButler]

Dark screen never works for youtube. I wish people would realize it. If you continue on this channel to show apps, I suggest light screen. Good explanation. Trilium is similar to Obsidian but more features.

[@rafageist]

Wow! you remove my comment!!!

[@DBTechYT]

No. I didn't. KZbin does that all the time. I've asked them about it multiple times and they don't have an answer.

[@rafageist]

@@DBTechYT ok. In the end I installed the .deb package and I'm testing Trilium.

[@dubOZ]

Is this a fork on obsidian???

[@alexandresoutonogueira7675]

No