TriliumNext Hosting

How TriliumNext works

TriliumNext arranges notes in a tree where one note can appear in more than one place through cloning. Rich text, Markdown, code, canvas, relation maps, mind maps, files, and other note types can live in the hierarchy. Links, relations, attributes, full-text search, saved searches, hoisting, and revisions help users navigate a large body of connected personal information.

A server installation can synchronise supported Trilium desktop clients and publish selected notes where configured. Notes may also use protected content features, authentication options, scripts, widgets, and a REST API. These capabilities require deliberate setup: public sharing exposes chosen material, scripts can execute custom logic, and encryption does not compensate for a weak account password or an already unlocked client.

Key TriliumNext features

Attributes turn notes into structured records and can drive relations, labels, templates, and search. Scripting and custom widgets let advanced users adapt the interface or automate note behaviour. That flexibility makes the application closer to a programmable personal knowledge environment than a simple shared document editor.

TriliumNext is primarily designed for personal knowledge management. Synchronisation connects supported clients to one server, but it should not be described as a Notion-style real-time multi-user editing suite. External identity providers, desktop or mobile clients, scripts, plugins, and public-site design remain separate from the hosted core application.

TriliumNext vs Notion

TriliumNext and Notion both organise notes, links, structured information, and visual material. TriliumNext emphasises a hierarchical personal knowledge base, self-hosted synchronisation, note attributes, scripting, and specialised note types. Notion is a provider-hosted workspace that combines documents, wikis, databases, projects, templates, and team collaboration.

Notion may fit organisations that need managed collaborative editing, granular workspace administration, integrations, and official client distribution. TriliumNext is more attractive for an individual who wants deep personal structure and server control, while accepting responsibility for client setup, custom scripts, public sharing, and recovery.

Who uses TriliumNext

Researchers maintain source notes and concept maps, developers keep code references and technical journals, and writers connect outlines to drafts. Individuals with long-running collections use attributes, saved searches, revisions, and cloning to build structures that would be awkward in a flat notebook.

TriliumNext is less suitable for broad external collaboration, simultaneous office editing, formal publishing workflows, or team project administration. Public notes and custom scripts should be tested with non-sensitive material before they become part of a regular workflow.

Self-hosting TriliumNext: requirements and cost

TriliumNext resource use grows with note count, attachments, revisions, full-text indexing, saved searches, diagrams, relations, scripts, public traffic, client synchronisation, and concurrent sessions. The catalogue provisions no PostgreSQL or MariaDB service and persists /home/node/trilium-data. The software itself is free to run; large histories and script-heavy workspaces need more resources than a personal text notebook.

On AvaHost, TriliumNext uses Plan 1 at €2. The hosted TriliumNext package includes one-click deployment, a custom domain with automated HTTPS, automatic application updates, and scheduled backups. Desktop or mobile clients, external identity providers, real-time team editing, community scripts, custom widgets, public-site design, secret scanning, and review of executable code are not included. Protect the server password, review scripts, and test synchronisation and public sharing after major changes.