Self-hosting linkding (Plus) the easy way

Yulei Chen

3 min

linkding is a minimal, fast, self-hosted bookmark manager. It lets you save, tag, and search your bookmarks from any device through a clean web interface. The "Plus" edition adds the ability to archive websites as HTML snapshots, so you never lose a page even if it goes offline. Unlike cloud-based bookmark services, self-hosting linkding means no usage limits, no subscriptions, and full control over your data.

Sliplane makes deploying linkding as easy as clicking a button. No server setup, no reverse proxy, no Docker configuration to figure out. Just pick a plan and deploy.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure you have a Sliplane account (free trial available).

Quick start

Sliplane provides one-click deployment with presets.

Deploy linkding >

Click the deploy button above
Select a project
Select a server (If you just signed up you get a 48-hour free trial server)
Click Deploy!

About the preset

The one-click deploy above uses Sliplane's linkding preset. Here's what it includes:

linkding Plus image (sissbruecker/linkding) with website archiving support
Version 1.45.0-plus pinned for stability
Persistent storage mounted to /etc/linkding/data for bookmarks and archived pages
Superuser account pre-configured with a generated username and password
Port 9090 configured automatically

Next steps

Once linkding is running, open the domain Sliplane assigned (e.g. linkding-plus-xxxx.sliplane.app).

Default credentials

The preset generates a superuser account for you. You can find the username and password in your service's environment variables on the Sliplane dashboard:

LD_SUPERUSER_NAME - your admin username
LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD - your admin password

Copy these values and use them to log in.

Key environment variables

You can customize linkding by adding environment variables in the Sliplane dashboard:

Variable	Description	Default
`LD_SUPERUSER_NAME`	Admin username	(generated)
`LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD`	Admin password	(generated)
`LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS`	Disable background tasks like favicon loading	`False`
`LD_DISABLE_URL_VALIDATION`	Allow saving bookmarks with invalid URLs	`False`
`LD_ENABLE_AUTH_PROXY`	Enable proxy authentication	`False`
`LD_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS`	Comma-separated list of trusted origins for CSRF	(empty)

Browser extension

linkding has official browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome. After logging in, go to Settings > Integrations to generate an API token, then paste it into the extension settings.

REST API

linkding ships with a full REST API. You can generate API tokens under Settings > Integrations. The API lets you create, search, and manage bookmarks programmatically, which is great for automation with tools like n8n.

Cost comparison

You can also self-host linkding with other cloud providers. Here is a pricing comparison for the most common ones:

FAQ

What is the difference between linkding and linkding Plus?

The standard linkding image is a lightweight bookmark manager. The "Plus" edition adds the ability to create HTML snapshots of bookmarked pages using a built-in archiving feature powered by single-file. This means you can preserve the full content of a page even if it's later taken down or changed.