Notey

A minimal, snappy single-user document editor built with Elm and Roc.

Features

• Clean, distraction-free writing interface
• Auto-saves to SQLite
• Word count
• Works offline

Project Structure

• frontend/ - Elm source code
• backend/ - Roc source code
• platform/ - Roc platform and host
• static/ - Static assets (HTML, compiled JS)
• scripts/ - Build and package scripts

Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Elm 0.19.1+
• Roc (nightly)
• Zig (for building platform/host if needed)

1. Build Frontend

cd frontend
elm make src/Main.elm --output=../static/elm.js
cd ..

2. Build Backend

cd backend
roc build main.roc
cd ..

To run in development mode:

cd backend
roc dev main.roc -- --port 8080

3. Run Production Binary

If you built the binary:

./backend/main --port 8080

Open http://localhost:8080

Deployment

Use the package script to create a release archive. Ensure you have built the frontend and backend first.

./scripts/package.sh

Docker

docker build -t notey .
docker run -p 8080:8080 notey