Notebrew
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Notebrew, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Notebrew's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounts
- The tutorial says user accounts require a configured database and describes creating users with the command line.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content storage
- The self-hosting tutorial lists directory, database, and SFTP filesystem providers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Database filesystem features
- The tutorial says a database-backed filesystem supports full-text file search and image captions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Database options
- The tutorial lists SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL as possible database dialects.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Database support
- The tutorial lists SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL as database dialects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop downloads
- Desktop downloads are listed for Windows and macOS on Apple Silicon and Intel.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosted signup
- The signup page asks users to enter an email address to receive an invite link.checked 5 Oct 2026
- HTTPS
- The site says its self-hosted production web server automatically handles HTTPS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Notebrew is an open-source static site generator with a built-in CMS and blogging platform.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and image captions
- The tutorial says a database-backed filesystem supports full-text file search and image captions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting security
- The self-hosted server automatically handles HTTPS, and its tutorial describes using Let's Encrypt certificates.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Signup
- The signup page asks users to enter an email address to receive an invite link.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage options
- The self-hosting tutorial lists directory, database, and SFTP filesystem providers, and recommends a database-backed filesystem for self-hosting.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site links to documentation and a Reddit forum.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support and documentation
- The site links to documentation and a Reddit forum.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Themes
- The site offers downloadable themes and says anyone can publish themes for others to download.checked 12 Oct 2026
- TLS certificates
- The self-hosting tutorial describes provisioning HTTPS certificates with Let's Encrypt.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Ways to run it
- Notebrew can be self-hosted or run as a desktop program.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- It combines a static site generator with a built-in content management system.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux and Windows ARM
- Linux and Windows ARM desktop builds are missing, and the site instructs users to compile them from source with Git and Go.checked 12 Oct 2026
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