Scriptorium

A self-hosted writing app. Saves as plain .md files. No database, no accounts, no telemetry.

Started off as a CalmlyWriter.com clone, but has outgrown that scope and become its own thing now.

What it does

• A clean editor with themes (Writer's Study, Mist, Dark, Black, Sepia, Paper)
• Fonts, spacing, colors you can tweak
• Auto saves every few seconds
• Focus mode dims everything except your current paragraph
• Keyboard shortcuts for everything (hit ? to see them)

What it doesn't do

• No lock-in. Your files are plain Markdown, readable from any editor.
• No database. Just a folder of .md files on disk.

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Get started

git clone <repo>
cd scriptorium
npm install
npm start

Open http://localhost:3000

Or with Docker:

services:
  scriptorium:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/app/data

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Backups

See RCLONE_SETUP.md for automated backups to any cloud provider.