Open-Notebook

Open Notebook v1.8.5 is a self-hosted, open-source AI notebook and knowledge management platform that enables users to organize documents, create AI-powered notebooks, chat with uploaded content, generate summaries, and manage research workflows through an intuitive web-based interface.

The platform provides an AI-assisted workspace for document analysis, note-taking, knowledge retrieval, and source-based conversations while supporting multiple large language model (LLM) providers. It is designed for researchers, developers, students, analysts, enterprises, and organizations seeking a secure, self-hosted alternative for AI-powered knowledge management.

Features of Open Notebook:

• Self-hosted AI notebook and knowledge management platform.
• Create and organize notebooks for research and documentation.
• Upload PDF, Word, Markdown, text, and other supported documents.
• Chat with uploaded documents using AI-powered contextual search.
• Generate summaries, insights, and notes from knowledge sources.
• Supports multiple AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq, Ollama, OpenRouter, and compatible APIs.
• REST API support for automation and external integrations.
• Modern web-based interface with notebook and document management.
• Self-hosted deployment suitable for Ubuntu servers, Docker, Azure VM, AWS EC2, and private cloud environments.
• Privacy-focused architecture that keeps documents and notebooks under your control.

Usage Instructions for Open Notebook
$ sudo su
$ cd /opt/open-notebook
$ docker compose up -d
$ docker compose ps
$ docker compose logs -f

Version Check:
$ docker compose images
$ docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}"

Health Check:
$ curl http://localhost:5055/health

Access the Open Notebook Web Interface:
http://your-server-ip:8502

Access the Open Notebook API:
http://your-server-ip:5055

Default Web UI Port : 8502
Default API Port    : 5055

Credentials: Open Notebook does not provide default application login credentials. During the initial setup, users can configure AI provider API keys (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, Ollama, or other supported providers) from the application settings. Authentication and access control can be configured according to deployment requirements.

Disclaimer: Open Notebook is distributed under its applicable open-source license. Users are responsible for securing the deployment, configuring AI provider credentials, protecting uploaded documents, managing backups, validating AI-generated responses, and ensuring compliance with organizational security, privacy, and data governance policies. This solution is intended for self-hosted AI research, document analysis, knowledge management, and collaborative productivity environments.