Blinko setup with Docker and Portainer

This tutorial, uploaded on November 27, 2024, covers Blinko, an open source, self-hosted note-taking app with optional AI retrieval. The demonstrated Docker configuration uses Blinko's latest image tag and PostgreSQL 14; the speaker does not identify a numbered Blinko release. The setup reflects that upload period.

The demonstration separates quick thoughts, called blinko, from longer notes. The speaker creates entries with Control+Enter, converts a quick thought into a note, and explores nested tags, code formatting and uploaded media. A resources page collects attachments. In the demonstrated build, search works separately on the blinko and notes pages, does not match attachment filenames, and is absent from the resources page.

The speaker says AI is disabled by default. Settings show an OpenAI provider with model, key and endpoint fields, plus an option to rebuild the embedding index. The tutorial does not demonstrate local model inference. It also covers scheduled backups, archival of thoughts older than 90 days, and local storage or S3 for attachments.

Installation uses a Portainer stack containing the app and database. The walkthrough explains persistent storage paths, matching database credentials, a replacement authentication secret, timezone and restart settings, and URLs for access through a reverse proxy. It ends with container health checks and account creation.