blinko v0.1.0

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Blinko — a self-hosted, privacy-first note-taking app for quickly capturing thoughts and ideas, with Markdown, tags, full-text search and optional AI features. Batteries-included with a bundled PostgreSQL. Deployed as a single host-networked Nomad service.

nomad-pack run blinko --registry nomploy

…or one line (add registry + run)

curl -fsSL https://packs.nomploy.com/install.sh | sh -s -- blinko

Needs nomad-pack on PATH. The script only adds the nomploy registry and runs this pack.

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3 tasks http 1111db 5432 2 volumes image blinkospace/blinko:latest tracks :latest image bumped today

Variables 13

values.hcl

Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:

nomad-pack run blinko -f values.hcl --registry nomploy

# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "blinko"

# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"

# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]

# The Blinko container image. Pin a tag in production.
image = "blinkospace/blinko:latest"

# Host port for the Blinko web UI.
port = 1111

# The PostgreSQL image for the bundled database.
postgres_image = "postgres:16"

# Host port for the bundled PostgreSQL (loopback only).
db_port = 5432

# Password for the Blinko database user. CHANGE THIS.
db_password = "change-me-blinko-db"

# Named volume mounted at /app/.blinko (uploaded files).
data_volume = "blinko_data"

# Named volume for the PostgreSQL data directory (holds your notes).
db_data_volume = "blinko_db"

# Resources for the PostgreSQL task.
db_resources = {
    cpu    = 300
    memory = 256
  }

# Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []

# The task resources.
resources = {
    cpu    = 300
    memory = 256
  }

Name	Type	Default	Description
job_name	string	"blinko"	The name of the Nomad job.
namespace	string	"default"	The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
datacenters	list	["*"]	The datacenters to deploy to.
image	string	"blinkospace/blinko:latest"	The Blinko container image. Pin a tag in production.
port	number	1111	Host port for the Blinko web UI.
postgres_image	string	"postgres:16"	The PostgreSQL image for the bundled database.
db_port	number	5432	Host port for the bundled PostgreSQL (loopback only).
db_password set me	string	"change-me-blinko-db"	Password for the Blinko database user. CHANGE THIS.
data_volume	string	"blinko_data"	Named volume mounted at /app/.blinko (uploaded files).
db_data_volume	string	"blinko_db"	Named volume for the PostgreSQL data directory (holds your notes).
db_resources	object	{ cpu = 300 memory = 256 }	Resources for the PostgreSQL task.
constraints	list	[]	Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
resources	object	{ cpu = 300 memory = 256 }	The task resources.

Back up this pack

This pack stores data in 2 Docker named volumes: blinko_dbblinko_data

⚠ This pack bundles a database. A cold copy of the volume can be inconsistent — for a reliable backup, dump the DB (pg_dump / mysqldump) or stop the job while backing up.

restic

# Run on the node hosting this pack. Point restic at your repo first:
#   export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:https://<account>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/<bucket>"
#   export RESTIC_PASSWORD="<repo-password>"
#   export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<key>  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret>
restic backup \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/blinko_db/_data \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/blinko_data/_data

rclone (sync to S3/R2)

rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/blinko_db/_data backup:<bucket>/blinko_db
rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/blinko_data/_data backup:<bucket>/blinko_data

Paths assume the default Docker volume location (/var/lib/docker/volumes). Restore by stopping the job, restoring files into the same volume, and re-running the pack.

Readme

blinko

Blinko — a self-hosted, privacy-first note-taking app for quickly capturing thoughts. Jot notes in Markdown, organize with tags, search full-text, and optionally use AI to summarize and retrieve — with mobile apps and a browser extension. This pack is batteries-included with a bundled PostgreSQL.

Single host-networked group: blinko + postgres.

Deploy

nomad-pack registry add nomploy https://github.com/Nomploy/nomad-packs
nomad-pack run blinko --registry=nomploy

Configure

Variable	Default	Description
`port`	`1111`	Web UI port.
`db_password`	`change-me-…`	Change this. Bundled PostgreSQL password.
`image`	`blinkospace/blinko:latest`	App image. Pin a tag in production.
`postgres_image`	`postgres:16`	Bundled database image.
`data_volume`	`blinko_data`	`/app/.blinko` — uploaded files.
`db_data_volume`	`blinko_db`	PostgreSQL data — your notes.
`db_port`	`5432`	Loopback PostgreSQL port.
`resources` / `db_resources`	…	Per-task resources.

Blinko runs database migrations automatically on start; the first account you create becomes the admin. Enable AI features later with your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint (e.g. ollama) in settings. Because Postgres holds your notes, pin the job to the node holding the volumes with constraints and back it up.