Your notes are your AI's memory.
The AI memory layer where your notes are the storage — markdown you and your AI assistants both read and write to via MCP. Built with Elixir/Phoenix. Pairs with the Engram Obsidian Sync plugin for real-time bidirectional sync.
Don't want to run the commands yourself? Open the Quickstart docs, select the whole page, and paste it into your AI assistant — it's written top-to-bottom as imperatives the AI can execute in order.
Otherwise:
git clone https://github.com/engram-app/Engram.git
cd Engram
cp .env.example .env # then fill in the three secrets at the top
docker compose up -dApp at http://localhost:4000. Migrations run on boot. Only port 4000 is host-exposed; everything else stays on the private Docker network.
Large vaults? Enable MinIO for S3-style attachments:
docker compose --profile s3 up -d — see
storage docs.
Better embeddings? Switch to Voyage AI in .env — see
embeddings docs.
| Topic | Link |
|---|---|
| Quickstart | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/quickstart/ |
| Environment vars | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/environment-variables/ |
| Encryption & keys | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/encryption/ |
| Backup & restore | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/backup-restore/ |
| Upgrades | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/upgrade/ |
| Troubleshooting | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/troubleshooting/ |
| Architecture | https://engram.page/docs/self-host/architecture/ |
| MCP setup | https://engram.page/docs/mcp/ |
| HTTP API | https://engram.page/docs/api/ |
Local dev setup, tests, and PR rules: see CONTRIBUTING.md.
Dual-licensed:
- PolyForm Small Business 1.0.0 — free for organizations under $1M USD prior-year revenue and < 100 employees + contractors.
- Commercial License — required for larger orgs. See
LICENSE-COMMERCIAL.md or email
support@engram.page.
External contributions sign the Engram CLA. See CONTRIBUTING.md.
See SECURITY.md for vulnerability disclosure. Self-host LAN deployments are out of scope of our published SLA — security depends on the operator's network and infra.
Copyright (c) 2026 Rasbandit Software Solutions LLC d/b/a Engram.
