Open Notebook

Open Notebook is a self-hosted, AI-native notebook platform designed for people who want their writing and reasoning tools to live in one environment. Instead of switching between documents, chat interfaces, and scattered file systems, Open Notebook creates a single workspace where notes, context, and AI assistance stay connected. This makes it easier to move from rough ideas to structured documentation while preserving the knowledge you build over time.

Common Use Cases

Engineering documentation: Create architecture notes, runbooks, and troubleshooting journals while using AI chat to summarize incident context and propose next steps from your own material. Research and learning: Collect source files, draft summaries, and ask context-aware questions so your notebook becomes an evolving research companion. Product and operations planning: Keep meeting notes, requirements, and action plans in one place and use AI support to turn rough notes into clearer plans. Personal knowledge base: Build long-term notes with searchable context and use AI to connect old ideas to current work.

Key Features

• Unified notebook and AI chat workspace
• Dedicated SurrealDB backend aligned with upstream deployment
• Persistent storage for notes, uploaded files, and database state
• Context-aware AI assistance for drafting and refinement
• Separate web UI and API service ports
• Simple Docker-based setup for VPS environments
• Flexible usage for personal and team knowledge management
• Direct control over updates, backups, and access

Why deploy Open Notebook on Hostinger VPS

Deploying Open Notebook on Hostinger VPS gives you a private AI knowledge workspace without depending on third-party SaaS storage for sensitive notes and documents. You keep full control of your data lifecycle, from access policies to backups and retention. A VPS deployment also gives stable resources for daily writing and AI-assisted research, with the flexibility to scale when usage grows. For teams and individuals that need a practical, secure, and customizable AI notebook environment, Hostinger VPS provides the control and reliability that managed cloud note tools cannot match.