The electronic laboratory notebook for your research teams
Track your experiments and manage your sample database with eLabFTW, installed and maintained by DINAO. Your protocols, results, and data stay on our French servers — never in a foreign cloud.
What is eLabFTW?
eLabFTW is the most widely used open-source electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) by research teams. Accessible from any browser, it allows you to record experiments, attach files, images, and links, and structure your protocols using reusable templates and a rich editor.
Beyond the notebook, eLabFTW integrates a true database where you can store any type of laboratory object — antibodies, plasmids, cell lines, boxes, reagents, equipment — along with their metadata, and link each object to corresponding experiments. Timestamping and electronic signatures ensure traceability of your work.
Designed for institutional scale, eLabFTW can host multiple teams on a single installation, manages LDAP / SSO / SAML authentication, exposes a REST API, and offers standard exports (PDF, ZIP, ELN format). Translated into many languages and published under the AGPLv3 license, it has become a cornerstone of the ELN landscape.
Host eLabFTW at DINAO
Resource tiers compatible with eLabFTW prerequisites (minimum 1 vCPU / 1 Go / 5 Go). Hosted in France, fully managed.
- 1 dedicated vCPU
- 2 Go RAM
- 20 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
- 2 dedicated vCPU
- 4 Go RAM
- 40 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
- 4 dedicated vCPU
- 8 Go RAM
- 80 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
- 8 dedicated vCPU
- 16 Go RAM
- 160 GB NVMe
- Daily backups
- Managed & monitored by DINAO
Technical details
You might be wondering…
What is eLabFTW used for?
It is an electronic laboratory notebook: you record your experiments, protocols, and results, and manage an inventory database (samples, reagents, equipment) that is searchable and linked to your procedures.
Can multiple teams share the instance?
Yes. A single installation can host multiple teams or laboratories, each with its own members, permissions, and segregated data.
Are my research data confidential?
Yes. Your work remains on your dedicated instance hosted in France. No data is shared with third parties or used for other purposes.
Can I sign and timestamp my entries?
Yes. eLabFTW offers timestamping and electronic signatures for experiments, useful for traceability and compliance requirements.
Can I export my data?
Yes. PDF, ZIP, and standard ELN format exports, plus a complete REST API. No vendor lock-in.
