Blinko

Blinko is a versatile, self-hosted platform that unifies note-taking, microblogging, task management, and AI-powered content organization in a single application. Unlike traditional note-taking apps that focus solely on document storage, Blinko embraces rapid idea capture with a microblogging-style interface while maintaining powerful organization features through Markdown support, tagging, and AI-enhanced search. The platform provides the flexibility of private personal notes alongside the option to share content publicly, making it suitable for everything from private journaling and task tracking to public knowledge sharing and lightweight blogging. Built on Next.js with PostgreSQL storage, Blinko delivers a fast, responsive experience optimized for capturing fleeting thoughts without friction while providing robust organization for long-term reference.

Common Use Cases

Personal Knowledge Management: Capture quick thoughts, ideas, and observations throughout the day with a frictionless interface designed for rapid note entry. Use Markdown formatting for structure when needed, tags for organization, and AI search to rediscover insights months later. Build a personal knowledge base that grows organically from daily note-taking without the overhead of rigid folder hierarchies or forced categorization. Perfect for digital garden enthusiasts, lifelong learners, and anyone practicing the Zettelkasten method of interconnected notes. Task & Project Management: Combine note-taking with task management by capturing action items alongside context and planning notes. Use the microblogging interface for daily standup updates, progress logs, and quick status notes that create a searchable project timeline. Track decisions, blockers, and wins in chronological order with the ability to filter and search by project tags. Ideal for solo developers, freelancers, and small teams who need lightweight project tracking without heavy project management tools. Public Microblogging & Sharing: Share selected notes publicly to create a personal microblog or knowledge sharing feed. Post technical tips, book highlights, interesting findings, or personal reflections with the option to keep other notes private. Build an audience through consistent, bite-sized content sharing while maintaining the simplicity of a personal note-taking tool. Perfect for developers sharing learnings, writers publishing snippets, or professionals building thought leadership without committing to full blog posts. AI-Enhanced Research & Organization: Integrate OpenAI or local Ollama models to intelligently search across thousands of notes using natural language queries. Let AI help categorize, summarize, or extract insights from your accumulated notes without manual tagging. Use AI to find relevant notes when you remember concepts but not specific keywords, or to surface related ideas you've previously captured. Ideal for researchers, students, and knowledge workers managing extensive reference collections.

Key Features

• Rapid note capture with microblogging-style interface for frictionless idea entry
• Full Markdown support for formatting, code blocks, and structured content
• AI integration with OpenAI or Ollama for intelligent search and content organization
• Task management capabilities for action items and project tracking
• Public/private note visibility for selective sharing
• Pastebin functionality for quick text and code snippet sharing
• Tag-based organization for flexible categorization
• AI-powered natural language search across all notes
• Automatic backups for data protection
• Data import and export for portability and backup
• Responsive modern UI built on Next.js
• PostgreSQL database for reliable storage and performance
• Self-hosted architecture for complete data sovereignty
• Multi-language support with translations for multiple locales
• Customizable fonts and interface options
• MCP server management functionality
• Swipe actions for mobile-friendly interaction
• Fullscreen editor mode for distraction-free writing

Why deploy Blinko on Hostinger VPS

Deploying Blinko on Hostinger VPS provides a private, always-available platform for capturing thoughts and organizing knowledge without exposing personal notes, ideas, or work-related content to commercial note-taking services. Self-hosting ensures complete data sovereignty—your brainstorms, project plans, personal journal entries, and research notes remain entirely within your infrastructure, never analyzed for AI training, advertising targeting, or sold to third parties. With VPS hosting, you eliminate the storage limits and feature restrictions common in freemium note-taking apps, allowing unlimited notes, attachments, and AI queries without hitting subscription tiers or per-query costs. The AI integration flexibility means you can use OpenAI for powerful search when needed or run Ollama locally for completely private AI assistance without sending note content to external APIs. For teams and families, self-hosted Blinko provides shared knowledge spaces without creating accounts on commercial platforms or paying per-user licensing fees. The public/private note feature enables using a single deployment for both personal notes and public knowledge sharing, consolidating tools that would otherwise require separate services. The automatic backup functionality combined with data export ensures notes remain accessible even if you migrate platforms, avoiding the vendor lock-in common with proprietary note-taking ecosystems. For knowledge workers, developers, researchers, and anyone building a long-term personal knowledge base, Blinko on Hostinger VPS delivers the convenience and speed of modern note-taking apps with the privacy, control, and permanence of self-hosted infrastructure.