Thoth for teams, on your own server
Run the Thoth server on a machine you control. Your team's shared pages and files stay on your own server. The server is free and open source, with no limit on members.
Free set-up help by message, for the first 5 teams
We'll help the first 5 teams set up their own Thoth server, free, by message (no video calls): choosing a setup, domain and HTTPS, sign-in, backups, and moving your notes in. The first reply comes within 1 working day.
Start a set-up request in GitHub Discussions (you'll need a GitHub account), so the answers help the next team too. Or, to keep it private, message us on LINE or email us. English or Thai are both fine.
Start a set-up request Message us on LINE Email us privately
Never send passwords, keys, your server.env file or full logs, in Discussions, on LINE or by email. Replace secrets with *** first.
What your team gets
- Shared workspaces with owners, editors and viewers, and invite links.
- Sign-in with Google, GitHub or your own OpenID Connect provider, such as Keycloak, Authentik or Entra ID.
- No lost work: when two people change the same page, Thoth shows both versions and you choose, or keep both.
- A Private Space for each person: a folder of Markdown files on their own computer, separate from the team's.
- The whole app in Thai and English.
- A server you can read and change: Node.js and PostgreSQL in a container, under the Apache-2.0 licence.
What Thoth doesn't have yet
- No mobile app. Thoth runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, and in a browser.
- No databases, tables or kanban boards. Pages are documents.
- No live co-editing. Two people can work on the same page, but changes meet when they save, not as they type.
- The web app on thothnotes.com opens the demo server only. For your own server, you build and host the web app yourself.
- The installers aren't code-signed yet, so Windows and macOS ask once before the first launch.
Self-hosting, compared
What it costs to run each one for a team on your own server, from each product's own page on 1 November 2026. Several of them do things Thoth doesn't, such as mobile apps and databases.
| Product | Self-hosting for a team | Server licence |
|---|---|---|
| Thoth | Free, with no limit on members | Open source (Apache-2.0) |
| AFFiNE | Free up to 10 members per workspace, then $10 per seat a month, billed yearly | Source available, not open source |
| AppFlowy | Free for 1 seat and 3 guests, then $10 per seat a month, billed yearly | Closed since 11 September 2026, when the open-source server was archived |
| Joplin Server | A business licence: €2.50 to €3.33 per user a month, billed yearly | Joplin's own licence, source available |
| Notion | Can't be self-hosted. Plus costs $10 per seat a month, billed yearly | Closed |
Prices change. Check each link before you decide.
Get started
Want to try it first? The self-hosting guide covers both setups, sign-in, HTTPS, backups and upgrades. Read the self-hosting guide