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Nightlio · on a Docker VPS v0.1.7

Your private mood journal, hosted in France

🔒 VPS only

A mood tracker and personal journal powered by Nightlio, installed and maintained by you on a VPS by DINAO. Your most personal notes stay on our French servers — no ads, no subscription, no data exploitation.

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Hosted in FrancePrivate Data (SQLite)Markdown JournalGDPR CompliantOfficial publisher image
Overview

What is Nightlio?

Nightlio is an open-source mood tracker and daily journal, designed for self-hosting and privacy. Inspired by excellent mood-tracking apps like Daylio, it was born out of frustration with aggressive subscription models, paywalls, and the lack of cross-platform access.

On a daily basis, you record your mood on a 5-level scale and enrich it with custom tags (sleep, productivity…) to discover what influences your mindset. Each entry can include a detailed note in Markdown. On the analysis side, a mood calendar, time-based averages, streak tracking, and unlockable achievements help you maintain the habit.

Designed from the ground up to stay with you, Nightlio stores your sensitive data in a simple SQLite database — no ads, no subscription, no data mining. Fully web-based and responsive, it is hosted here on a VPS in France, installed and maintained by you.

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Host Nightlio at DINAO

No managed container for Nightlio: this application is installed on a VPS hosted in France (1 vCPU / 512 Mo / 2 Go minimum).

Nightlio needs a level of access to the machine that the managed container, shared between several customers, does not give. Two VPS hosted in France: DINAO installs and manages it for you, or you administer it yourself.

Technical reason: bind mount of a host path (named volumes only in the managed offer).

Option 2 The simplest

Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed

from €28,70 /month excl. VAT

  • Nightlio installed by DINAO when you order
  • The machine is yours alone: the folders Nightlio needs are created on it
  • System and Docker managed by DINAO, monitoring included
  • Priority support included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours)
  • Stated, capped resources (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB): beyond that, a larger size is offered
  • Application updates on request
  • Backups as an option (€20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No administrator access to the machine

To use Nightlio without installing or administering anything.

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Option 3 100% self-managed

VPS Docker

from €11,00 /month excl. VAT

  • Your virtual machine, full administrator access
  • Docker pre-installed, control panel of your choice
  • Free to install Nightlio or any other application, including those that drive Docker
  • Delivered empty: you install and maintain Nightlio yourself (or DINAO installs it on quotation)
  • No backup by default (optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No management service by default (optional from €55,00 excl. VAT/month); monitoring as an option

By default you keep full control; but without an additional service, you handle everything: maintenance, configuration, deployment.

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CriterionManaged VPS with Docker and the application pre-installedVPS Docker
Who installs NightlioDINAO, when you orderNobody by default: VPS delivered with Docker and, at your choice, Portainer / Dockge, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation
Application updatesDINAO, on requestYou
System and DockerDINAO, without a control panel: one VPS, one applicationYou: no management service by default (optional: €55,00 or €75,00 excl. VAT/month, business days)
BackupsOptional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)None by default; optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)
MonitoringIncludedOptional: from €1,00 to €10,00 excl. VAT/month
SupportPriority handling included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours, no guaranteed resolution time)Best effort
IsolationA virtual machine of your own, for this application onlyA virtual machine of your own
ResourcesSized for the OS, Docker and Nightlio: 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB, stated as a cap; beyond that, a larger size is offeredRecommended size for Nightlio: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB; can be extended
Administrator access (root)NoYes
Applications that require privileged access to the machineYes: the machine is yours aloneYes
Starting price€28,70 excl. VAT/month€11,00 excl. VAT/month (VPS only, without the application)

Options 2 and 3 sized for Nightlio (application requirements plus the system and Docker): 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB for option 2, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB for option 3, whose base is larger.

Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU
1 vCPU
ideal : 1 vCPU
Memory
512 Mo
ideal : 1 Go
Disk
2 Go
ideal : 5 Go
Image : ghcr.io/shirsakm/nightlio-api:latest Registry : ghcr.io Services : api, web Ports : 80
Frequently asked questions

You might be wondering…

About Nightlio 6 questions

Are my personal notes really private?

Yes. Nightlio is designed for self-hosting: your data is stored in an SQLite database on your instance, with no ads or data mining. No one exploits it on your behalf.

How is this different from an app like Daylio?

Nightlio draws inspiration from it but without the aggressive subscription model or paywalls: no ads, no data resale, and a cross-platform web access that you control.

Can I use it on mobile?

Yes. The interface is fully web-based and responsive: it works just as well on desktop as on smartphones, with no app to install.

Where is my data hosted?

On DINAO's infrastructure in France, in one of the available data centers. Your data never leaves the territory.

Can I export my data if I leave?

Yes. Your data belongs to you and remains exportable — no proprietary lock-in. DINAO provides export upon request.

Is this application tested before it is offered?

This application has not yet passed our automatic deployment test. It can still be installed, but we invite you to contact us before ordering: we will then test it as a priority. The deployment template used was last updated on 3 July 2026. Each new version released by the publisher triggers this test again: the date above therefore follows the version actually offered.

Option 2Option 3 On a VPS 7 questions

One answer per option: the two VPS offers do not cover the same things.

Who installs Nightlio on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, when you order

VPS DockerNobody by default: the VPS is delivered with Docker, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation

Who updates Nightlio on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, on request

VPS DockerYou

Is the VPS managed?

Managed VPSYes: DINAO manages the system and Docker, without a control panel (one VPS, one application). Monitoring is included

VPS DockerNot by default: you manage the system and Docker. The management service and monitoring can be added as options when ordering

Is my data backed up on a VPS?

Managed VPSAs an option: backup is added when ordering

VPS DockerNone by default; backup can be added as an option when ordering

Do I get administrator (root) access to the VPS?

Managed VPSNo

VPS DockerYes

Do you provide on-call support outside business hours on a VPS?

Managed VPSNo: monitoring is included, interventions take place on business days

VPS DockerNo: monitoring is an option, support is best effort

In which data centre is my service hosted?

In France, in DINAO's private racks within two third-party data centres: Free Pro in Marseille (MAR02) and Euclyde DC1 in Sophia-Antipolis. The operator provides the building, power, cooling and physical security; DINAO operates everything inside its racks, entirely and independently.