I spent months building a markdown notes app and finally shipped it — here's the whole story
So I've been sitting on this project for a while now and I think it's finally time to talk about it. I wanted a place to write. Not just dump text somewhere — actually write , in markdown, with my notes organized the way my brain works. Folders inside folders, tags, links between notes. And then when I write something worth sharing, I want to just... share it. Without copying it into some other…
After months of development, the developer finally launched their markdown notes app called MarkdownStack. The app allows users to write notes in markdown format, organize them using folders, tags, and links, and share them with others through public URLs. MarkdownStack features a live preview mode, a markdown renderer, and an AI chat function to generate markdown notes.
The tech stack consists of React 18, Vite, Tailwind, FastAPI, async SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, JWT auth, Mailgun, Alembic, AWS EC2, Docker Compose, and GitHub Actions. The developer faced challenges with performance optimization, async SQLAlchemy queries, and theming but is most proud of the published folder experience, which provides a mini documentation site feel without any setup. You can try out the app at https://mdstack.in and share your experiences or feature ideas.
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