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Co-authored-by: Abdullah Atta <abdullahatta@streetwriters.co>
2026-03-27 14:20:42 +05:00

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# Notesnook Inbox API
## Running locally
### Requirements
- Bun (v1.3.0 or higher)
### Commands
- `bun install` - Install dependencies
- `bun run dev` - Start the development server
- `bun run build` - Build the project for production
- `bun run start` - Start the production server
## Self-hosting
The easiest way to self-host is with Docker or Docker Compose.
Prerequisites:
- `docker` (Engine) installed
- `docker-compose` (optional, for multi-service setups)
Build and run with Docker:
```bash
# build the image from the current folder
docker build -t notesnook-inbox-api .
# run the container (example)
docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 \
-e PORT=3000 \
-e NOTESNOOK_API_SERVER_URL="https://api.notesnook.com" \
notesnook-inbox-api
```
Docker Compose (example):
```yaml
services:
inbox-api:
image: notesnook-inbox-api
build: .
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
PORT: 3000
NOTESNOOK_API_SERVER_URL: "https://api.notesnook.com"
restart: unless-stopped
```
Environment variables:
- `PORT` — port the service listens on (default: `5181`)
- `NOTESNOOK_API_SERVER_URL` — base URL of the Notesnook API used to fetch public inbox keys
_If you prefer running without Docker, use `bun install` and `bun run start` with the environment variables set._
## Writing from scratch
The inbox API server is pretty simple to write from scratch in any programming language and/or framework. There's only one endpoint that needs to be implemented, which does these three steps:
1. Fetch the user's public inbox API key from the Notesnook API.
2. Encrypt the payload using `openpgp` or any other `openpgp` compatible library.
3. Post the encrypted payload to the Notesnook API.
You can refer to the [source code](./src/index.ts) for implementation details.