I've been using Trilium (https://github.com/zadam/trilium). There are desktop clients, no mobile clients. However the web interface works well enough for me that I don't mind. The notes update in near-realtime when you make edits through the web app on multiple machines (assuming internet connectivity of course).

If you're already self-hosting NextCloud you might want to look NextCloud Notes as well.

Obsidian! Getting it to use cloud synced folders is a little tricky but it is a fabulous little program.

Mind sharing what were your issues with Joplin?

My only issue is that it does not have any widgets on Android. So, I use Nextcloud Notes when I need that. But Joplin is actually great. You can self host a joplin server or sync using a Nextcloud server. It supports advanced markdown and I like the UI as well.

You can try Bookstack, but it will work on a web browser only. Another option is Obsidian, but I think only the apps are FOSS, the backend is not.

self hosted alternatives for smart home and porn

How does self hosted porn even work and how am I the first person to notice that sitting there and mention it?

try obsidian.md

...ssh and vim?

For the record, I also found that turtl is FOSS and seems to have a decent UI. I will give it a try.

https://github.com/turtl

https://turtlapp.com/

Nextcloud notes is the easiest I have found.

Anything wrong with Nextcloud Notes?

Honestly, the closest I have found is https://github.com/baggachipz/tinylist It looks like keep, can share and edit files with other people, which is something a lot of things are lacking and I use it extensively for that. Also, I don't like the recommendations of using MD apps/files for a simple checklist/random notes app. That's way too much for something this simple and I use Obsidian as well. But they serve much different purposes.

It allows you to host your own database for it, and there is a guide on it.

I'm really enjoying Otterwiki. Everything is saved as markdown, attachments are next to the markdown files in a folder, and version control is integrated with a git repo. Everything lives in a directory and the application runs from a docker container.

It's the perfect amount of simplicity and is really just a UI on top of fully portable standard tech.

Quillpad is open source and pretty much identical to Google Keep - you can use Nextcloud to sync across devices.

All I really want is a way to import my lists, my many many lists.

I'm a big fan of Logseq. I use Syncthing to sync a folder between my desktop and phone and it works great. Tagging, everything is in markdown, and it's easy to navigate around.

Memos is self hostable and is "cross platform" by nature of being web-based only. There is a 3rd party mobile app MoeMemos but it doesn't add anything special over the quite excellent progressive web app for plain Memos. Of course you can't use it offline since it's web-based. But I have an always on VPN connection between my phone and my server so home so it's fine.

Notesnook is recently open source, but as of yet not self hostable. It is on the roadmap though. This one is privacy/security oriented and has native apps for just about everything as well as a web interface.

Quillpad is the closest interface-wise to Keep, but it can only sync with Nextcloud and I can't run that beast on my old hardware. Too clunky and slow.

I've been on this hunt for awhile but I realized that I use Keep differently than other folks on the same journey. It's mostly a list focused service for me. Sometimes with check boxes, sometimes not. Most of the FOSS not taking apps can use some markdown, but that is a bear to use on mobile without a quick way to inject a checkbox. Memos has a button for a few formatting items on each "post" and thankfully one is the Markdown checkbox shortcut.

For notes, personal knowledge management, and everything else I use and love Obsidian.

https://gitjournal.io/

I have been using anytype.io for a few months and love it. Best thing is it's "local first" so stored on your own devices, just synched online.

I've had success with Standard Notes personally. I've just used the basic default server, but I know you can self host it. Best of luck!!

What about Obsidian?

Nextcloud notes is really nice.

Notesnook, whenever they release self hosting.

Nextcloud and Quillpad is decent.

I want this sooooo bad.

Im using nextcloud notes and it works perfectly fine in browser/android app. Doesnt look good like google keep, but had no issues with it. Recently I also started using memos, it looks like super simple private twiter and it has awesome android/ios app called MoeMemos. Not sure about encription, but it looks amazing