Self-Hosted, Private JournalingYour Thoughts, Your Control
Privacy-first journaling with mood tracking, prompts, analytics, and advanced search. Your memories always stay yours.
All the journaling features you expect, none of the privacy trade-offs.
Made for mindful reflection, built to keep your data private and forever yours.
Privacy First
Your thoughts only yours, always. No telemetry, no data collection, no compromises.
Self-Hosted
Run on your machine, on your rules with complete data ownership and control.
Mood, Activity & Goals
Create custom moods, activities, and goals with grouped tracking and automated goal progress.
Prompt Journaling
Never face a blank page. Get thoughtful writing prompts to inspire reflection and self-discovery.
Immich Integration
Connect your self-hosted Immich instance to Journiv to effortlessly capture the story behind your photos and videos.
Insights & Analytics
Understand yourself better with mood trends, writing patterns, and personalized insights over time.
Moments + Journals
Capture quickly with Quick Log, then expand moments into full entries in a unified timeline and journal experience.
On This Day
Rediscover your past with moments from earlier weeks, months, or years, helping you see your journey with fresh perspective.
Trusted by journalers around the world
Join thousands choosing to own their thoughts forever.
Why choose Journiv over cloud services?
Your memories and thoughts deserves to be remembered - not mined, not analyzed, not locked away.
Full Control
Complete data ownership, no vendor lock-in. Your thoughts, your infrastructure, your rules.
Privacy
No third-party access, no telemetry, no data collection. Your thoughts stay yours always.
Open Core
Open core with optional Plus features that support sustainable development, without compromising ownership or privacy.
| Feature | Journiv | Cloud Services |
|---|---|---|
| Full Data Ownership | ||
| Zero Telemetry | ||
| No Vendor Lock-in | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| Longevity | ||
| Family sharing | ||
| Integration with Self-Hosted Services |
Deploy in minutes
Start Journiv your way with fast, flexible installation options.
Docker
Your private journal, ready in one command.
docker run -d --name journiv \
-p 8000:8000 \
-e SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here \
-e DOMAIN_NAME=192.168.1.1 \
-v app_data:/data \
--restart unless-stopped \
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