Piruetas is a minimalist self-hosted journal app: one page per day, image support, public share links, and a single Docker Compose deploy.
Key Takeaways
Deploy via docker-compose with a single image (forgejo.patilla.es/patillacode/piruetas); configure SECRET_KEY, admin creds, SECURE_COOKIES, and optional TRUST_PROXY for reverse proxy setups.
Core feature set: daily entry focus, image uploads, data export, per-entry public share links, light/dark themes, no telemetry.
REGISTRATION_OPEN defaults to false; designed for single-user or closed private use out of the box.
Free and open source; donation-supported with no paid tiers.
Hacker News Comment Review
Demo credentials listed on the homepage were reported as non-functional at time of submission, a friction point for evaluating the app without self-hosting.
Name trivia dominated early comments: “Piruetas” means pirouette in Spanish, not lollipop, prompting a thread of car-brand localization mishaps with no technical relevance.