Elysian
Elysian is a self-hosted Node.js service with a browser extension that backs up and syncs bookmarks from your browser's bookmarks toolbar to a home lab, with Docker deployment support.
Elysian is a self-hosted tool that syncs bookmarks from your browser's bookmarks toolbar to a server in your home lab. It ships with a browser extension that imports/exports the toolbar bookmarks and keeps the server-side copy updated when you create, reorder, update, or delete bookmarks. (github.com)
Key Features
- Focused backup of bookmarks that live on the browser bookmarks toolbar (not a full archival bookmark manager). (github.com)
- Browser extension enables import/export and propagates create/re-order/update/delete actions from the browser to the server. (github.com)
- Node.js/Express backend and npm-based codebase (JavaScript). (github.com)
- Dockerfile and docker-compose provided for containerized deployment to a home lab. (github.com)
- Lightweight, designed as a personal project to learn structuring JavaScript code and automate bookmark backups. (reddit.com)
Use Cases
- Keep a server-side backup of frequently used toolbar bookmarks outside browser vendor sync systems. (github.com)
- Run a minimal bookmark-sync endpoint in a home lab or NAS using Docker. (github.com)
- Learn and test a small Node.js/Express + extension integration and containerized deployment workflow. (github.com)
Limitations and Considerations
- Browser support is limited: a Firefox extension is noted as "coming soon," indicating the extension currently targets Chromium-family browsers. (github.com)
- Not designed as a full-featured archival bookmark manager; it targets the bookmarks toolbar and regular-use items rather than whole-tree archival. (github.com)
- Lacks a polished server-side GUI (listed as a future enhancement), so administration is currently more developer-oriented. (github.com)
Elysian provides a focused, minimal approach to keeping toolbar bookmarks backed up to a self-hosted environment, packaged for Docker and implemented in JavaScript/Express. It is suitable for users who prefer a lightweight, home-lab-managed bookmark sync and for developers experimenting with browser-extension to backend sync patterns. (github.com)