A personal knowledge capture and reflection tool. Think of it as a private stream of consciousness - quick thoughts, ideas, links, and observations that you want to capture without the friction of organizing them.

• Quick Capture - Post thoughts instantly with a chat-like interface
• Tags - Organize entries with #tags for easy filtering
• Search - Instant search with keyboard navigation and jump-to-entry
• Date Navigation - Browse by date with a calendar picker
• Dark/Light Mode - System-aware theme with manual toggle
• File Attachments - Upload images and documents
• Mobile-First - Designed for quick capture on any device

• Backend: Laravel 12, PHP 8.3, SQLite
• Frontend: React 19, TypeScript, Inertia.js, Tailwind CSS
• Build: Vite

• PHP 8.3+
• Composer
• Node.js 20+
• npm

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/alexknowshtml/curio.git
cd curio

# Install PHP dependencies
composer install

# Install Node dependencies
npm install

# Copy environment file and generate app key
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# Create SQLite database
touch database/database.sqlite

# Run migrations
php artisan migrate

# Build frontend assets
npm run build

# Start the development server
php artisan serve

# In another terminal, start Vite for hot reload
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:8000 to use the app.

# Build optimized assets
npm run build

# Optimize Laravel
php artisan config:cache
php artisan route:cache
php artisan view:cache

# Start with Docker Compose
docker-compose up -d

# Run migrations
docker-compose exec app php artisan migrate

1. Register an account at /register
2. Post thoughts using the input at the bottom of the screen
3. Tag entries by including #tagname in your text
4. Search using the search box in the header
5. Filter by clicking tags or using the date picker
6. Navigate search results with arrow keys, Enter to jump

MIT