☁️Self-hosting AppFlowy with AppFlowy Cloud
AppFlowy is a privacy-first, open-source workspace designed for notes, wikis, projects, and more, giving you full control over your data and customizations. Over the past year, our community-driven approach has focused on delivering a data-privacy-centric, reliable native experience, and extensible platform.
We're thrilled to introduce self-hosting capabilities for AppFlowy, further empowering users to tailor workspaces to their needs. This guide is divided into two key sections:
Setting up AppFlowy Cloud on your server.
Building AppFlowy with a self-hosted server.
🙏If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us on Discord.
Step 1: Setting Up AppFlowy Cloud
To self-host AppFlowy Cloud, please refer to our comprehensive deployment guide.
Step 2: Download the AppFlowy Application
To get started with the AppFlowy application, follow these steps:
Download the Release Package:
Access the latest release package from AppFlowy Releases.
Launch and Configure the Application:
After downloading, open the AppFlowy application.
Click on 'Quick Start'.
Navigate to the
Settings
page.On the left sidebar, select
Cloud Setting
.Choose
AppFlowy Cloud
as your cloud provider.
Set Up Your Server:
Enter your server address in the provided field.
Click
Restart
to apply the changes.
Login:
Go the
Setting
pageOn the left sidebar, select
User
.
Current Limitations
Bundle ID Conflict
The AppFlowy App built with AppFlowy Cloud currently shares the same bundle ID as the official AppFlowy App. Consequently, you cannot install both versions on the same device simultaneously. We are working on a solution for this issue.
Ongoing Development of Stable Branch
The process of building AppFlowy with AppFlowy Cloud using the stable branch is ongoing. Rapid developments and frequent updates in AppFlowy Cloud mean that new features are constantly being added.
Collaborative Editing
Currently, collaborative editing is not yet fully supported in the AppFlowy App when built with AppFlowy Cloud. Although collaborative editing data is synchronized across different devices via the AppFlowy Cloud server, the user interface does not instantly update with these synced changes. To see the latest data, you need to reopen the document or database. This feature is still in development.
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