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Overview

Last Updated: 3/13/2026

Overview

LinkAce is a self-hosted bookmark manager designed for individuals and teams who want to organize, archive, and share their web links effectively. Built with Laravel and Docker, it provides a robust solution for managing your personal link archive beyond basic browser bookmarks.

What is LinkAce?

LinkAce helps you save articles for later reading, bookmark useful tools, and preserve important web content long-term — all in one centralized place. With a clean, user-friendly interface, you can categorize and retrieve your links easily, and even share collections with friends, family, or coworkers.

Whether you’re a professional researcher, a developer curating technical resources, or simply an avid internet user, LinkAce offers a personalized database for managing your online discoveries efficiently.

Key Features

Organization & Management

  • Lists and Tags: Organize bookmarks with flexible categorization using lists and tags
  • Multi-user Support: Share links, lists, or tags internally with team members
  • Advanced Search: Find bookmarks quickly with filters and custom ordering
  • Privacy Controls: Set links as private or public to control visibility

Automation & Monitoring

  • Link Monitoring: Get notified when links become unavailable or are moved
  • Internet Archive Integration: Automatically archive saved sites via the Internet Archive
  • Automatic Metadata: Save links with automatic title and description generation

Access & Integration

  • Full REST API: Access all LinkAce features from other apps and services
  • Zapier Integration: Connect with 2500+ applications via Zapier
  • Bookmarklet: Quickly save links from any browser
  • RSS Feeds: Access both private and public link lists via RSS

Authentication & Security

  • OAuth & OIDC Support: Enable SSO login to LinkAce
  • User Management: Manage multiple users with role-based permissions

Data Portability

  • Import/Export: Transfer bookmarks from and to HTML format
  • Backups: Complete database and application backups to AWS S3-compatible storage

Appearance

  • Theme Support: Light and dark themes with automatic or manual switching

System Requirements

LinkAce requires:

  • PHP 8.2 or higher
  • Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite
  • Web Server: Apache or Nginx (when not using Docker)
  • Composer: For dependency management
  • Node.js: For frontend asset compilation

Getting Started

LinkAce offers multiple installation methods to fit your infrastructure:

  • Docker (recommended): The easiest way to get started with LinkAce
  • PHP/Composer: Traditional installation on your web server
  • Kubernetes: For container orchestration environments
  • One-Click Deploy: Deploy to cloud providers like DigitalOcean

After installation, you’ll need to complete the initial setup steps to configure your database, create your first user, and customize system settings.

What’s Next

System Settings