Shaarli

A personal, minimalist, super fast, database-free bookmarking service. Shaarli lets you save, tag, and share links from a lightweight self-hosted platform that stores everything in flat files — no database required.

What You Can Do After Deployment

• Save and organize bookmarks with tags, descriptions, and full-text search
• Share your link collection publicly or keep it entirely private
• Import and export bookmarks via Netscape format (compatible with all browsers)
• Extend functionality with plugins (wallabag, markdown, archiving, etc.)
• Access your links via REST API for integration with other tools and services

Use Cases

• Personal bookmark manager to replace cloud-based services like Pocket or Raindrop
• Curated link sharing page for a blog, newsletter, or research project
• Private research archive with full-text notes and tag-based organization
• Lightweight read-it-later list with public or private visibility per link

Shaarli runs as a single container using flat-file storage (no external database needed). Data is persisted in /var/www/shaarli/data and cache in /var/www/shaarli/cache.

License

zlib/libpng — GitHub