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foam | Typesense | |
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48 | 129 | |
14,717 | 17,425 | |
1.1% | 4.1% | |
8.5 | 9.8 | |
7 days ago | 6 days ago | |
TypeScript | C++ | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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foam
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A structured note-taking app for personal use
You should have a look at Foam: https://github.com/foambubble/foam
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Ask HN: How Do You Utilize Your Personal Knowledge Base?
I started using Foam[0] a few years ago, but the more I used it, the more I dropped all the tedious bits, and it became nothing more than a big, evolving markdown repo.
When I switched from vscode (back) to vim, it has worked as well or better than it did before. I follow my own rules. I like the Zettelkasten idea of one idea per card, but if I put more related things in the same .md file, that's OK. I didn't like the flat directory structure, and so I have dirs organized by category. My /bar directory is inside my /cooking directory, and for whatever reason, that makes sense to me. Ripgrep doesn't care, and I always find what I'm looking for.
This markdown hierarchy, that still lives in a repo called "foam", has become indispensable to me.
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How would you read your files if Obsidian disappeared?
Probably use foam https://github.com/foambubble/foam
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How do you guys document all the technical stuff of your selfhosted servers?
I used to bullet journal but pen and paper notes aren't searchable so I use FOAM for knowledge management, it's a vscode plugin that turns simple markdown into a great connected graph of notes.
So I switched to FOAM and it's just clean & organized markdown files in a git repo. Self host a code server instance and I can reference it without installing something to the work machine.
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The 1st APP that you open each day?
Recently I started to configure my digital garden. Foam is a good option, Hugo Doks, No Style Please, Git-Wiki, Researcher, Thinkspace, and other themes are good for zetteltasken pages.
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Silver Bullet: Markdown-based extensible open source personal knowledge platform
Since the data store is markdown and can be synced with Git, you can already work with an Obsidian vault using Foam in VSCode. I do.
You do need to align some options in each, such as file naming, a header, a particular style of links, and ensure frontmatter behavior. All necessary settings exist.
https://foambubble.github.io/foam/
https://github.com/foambubble/foam/issues/46
This supports basic static file and links functionality, not extended data tools etc., of course.
- Foam, A personal knowledge management and sharing system in VSCode and GitHub
- Best alternative to Notion
- H-m-m (hackers mind map)
Typesense
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Website Search Hurts My Feelings
There are actually plenty of non-ES products that are way easier to integrate and tune (and get better results with less effort).
- Typesense (https://github.com/typesense/typesense)
- Algolia
- Google Programmable Search Engine (https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/about/)
- Remote Machine Learning and Searching on a Raspberry Pi 5
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Open Source alternatives to tools you Pay for
Typesense - Open Source Alternative to Algolia
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DNS record "hn.algolia.com" is gone
If you like your penny take a look at Typesense https://typesense.org/ - nothing to complain here. Especially nothing complain about pricing.
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Vector databases: analyzing the trade-offs
I work on Typesense [1] (historically considered an open source alternative to Algolia).
We then launched vector search in Jan 2023, and just last week we launched the ability to generate embeddings from within Typesense.
You'd just need to send JSON data, and Typesense can generate embeddings for your data using OpenAI, PaLM API, or built-in models like S-BERT, E-5, etc (running on a GPU if you prefer) [2]
You can then do a hybrid (keyword + semantic) search by just sending the search keywords to Typesense, and Typesense will automatically generate embeddings for you internally and return a ranked list of keyword results weaved with semantic results (using Rank Fusion).
You can also combine filtering, faceting, typo tolerance, etc - the things Typesense already had.
[1] https://github.com/typesense/typesense
[2] https://typesense.org/docs/0.25.0/api/vector-search.html
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Creating an advanced search engine with PostgreSQL
For something small with a minimal footprint, I'd recommend Typesense. https://github.com/typesense/typesense
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[Guide] A Tour Through the Python Framework Galaxy: Discovering the Stars
Try tigris | typesense for faster search
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Is it worth using Postgres' builtin full-text search or should I go straight to Elastic?
I’m also checking out Typesense as a possibility for replacing Elastic: https://typesense.org/
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Is elasticsearch for me? Currently using Full text search
Elasticsearch is heavy to run and manage. Take a look at Meilisearch and Typesense
- Awesome Self-hosted Search
What are some alternatives?
dendron - The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!
MeiliSearch - A lightning-fast search API that fits effortlessly into your apps, websites, and workflow
logseq - A local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your unique life.
vscode-memo - Markdown knowledge base with bidirectional [[link]]s built on top of VSCode [Moved to: https://github.com/svsool/memo]
Elasticsearch - Free and Open, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine
Trilium Notes - Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
org-roam - Rudimentary Roam replica with Org-mode
Apache Solr - Apache Lucene and Solr open-source search software
vscode-markdown-editor - A vscode extension to make your vscode become a full-featured WYSIWYG markdown editor
obsidian-export - Rust library and CLI to export an Obsidian vault to regular Markdown
meilisearch-laravel-scout - MeiliSearch integration for Laravel Scout
athens - Athens is a knowledge graph for research and notetaking. Athens is open-source, private, extensible, and community-driven.