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Nookpage
A one-link page you host yourself. No subscription, no third-party data.
- Score
- 55
- confidence 45
- Evidence
- 9
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 2
- named in sources
- First version
- 15 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2016
- Established market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Creators edit links and manage pages from their phone, while audiences click links on mobile—quick updates and light editing on the go. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
My links
6 links
- Latest videoLive
- NewsletterLive
- ShopLive
- PodcastScheduled
- Old promoHidden
About this appAI proposal
Nookpage gives creators and small businesses one URL that lists all their links. You run it yourself in a Docker container on your own server or domain, so your link list and click data stay with you.
You edit the page from a phone-friendly app: add links, reorder them, pick a theme and see simple click counts. The public page is a single light, fast page that visitors open without an account.
The material shows people looking for self-hosted, open-source alternatives to paid link-in-bio services, with no recurring fees. Nookpage keeps the core free to self-host, sells extras for those who want them, and offers managed hosting for those who do not want to run a server.
- Tagline
- One link. Your server. Your audience, your data.
- Voice
- plainfriendlyindependent
- Why this name
- A nook is a small place that is yours. The name suggests a single, cosy page you own, and does not echo any link-in-bio service.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
One-command Docker setup
Start with a single container and a short config file. Runs on a small home server or a low-cost VPS.
No member yet
Phone-friendly editor
Install the editor as an app on your phone. Add, reorder, hide or schedule links in a few taps.
No member yet
Your data stays yours
Links and click data live on your server. Export everything as a file at any time, with no lock-in.
No member yet
Themes you can fully change
Set colours, fonts, button shapes and your own CSS, so your page does not look like everyone else's.
No member yet
Brand identityAI proposal
Check the name against trademark registers before using it.
Palette
#1F6F5CPine · primary#FBF6ECOat · surface#23201BCharcoal · text#E0803AEmber · accent#3E5C9ASlate Blue · data
Typography
Aa
Nookpage
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
One link. Your server. Your audience, your data.
PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices. These tiers are a starting point to test, built on the idea that customers want to avoid recurring subscriptions or pay for premium extras.
Self-host
Free
- Core link page
- Docker image
- Basic themes
- Basic click counts
- Data export
Self-host Plus
$29 once
- Advanced analytics
- Extra themes and custom CSS
- API access
- Import tools
- Updates for one year
Managed
$4 a month
- We host it for you
- Your own domain
- Automatic backups
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- Shared outputs. Every page is a public URL that creators put in their profiles. The free tier can show a small 'Made with Nookpage' footer that Plus and Managed users can remove.
- Do they become customers?
- Visitors are mostly fans, but some are creators who could want their own page. Test whether the footer link brings sign-ups and installs, and whether any of them pay.
- First customers
- Independent creators and privacy-minded hobbyists who already run a home server or a small VPS and pay for a link-in-bio service today.
- Where to reach them
- GitHub and self-hosting forums: Publish the free image with a clear README and answer questions where self-hosters ask for link page alternatives.
- Short setup videos: Show a creator moving from a paid link service to Nookpage in ten minutes, with a link to the import guide.
- First milestone
- Fifty installs of the free image and ten paying Plus or Managed customers within two months.
Why people already pay for this
- VerifiedGitHub repository gained 1152 stars in 1886 days
- Public claimThere is a market demand for alternatives to commercial link aggregation services, specifically from those who want self-hosted, open-source solutions with no recurring fees.
- AI inferenceThe project has significant community adoption, indicated by its GitHub metrics showing 1,152 stars and 188 forks after less than 5.2 years of existence.
- Public claimUsers value control over data and infrastructure, preferring self-hosted solutions deployed in Docker containers rather than relying on third-party hosted services.
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · DistributionDocker image and compose fileThe product is self-hosted, so it must ship as a container that runs without the shared hosting stack.
- This app · Self-host storageSQLite file inside the containerKeeps a self-hosted install to one container with no separate database to run.
RisksAI inference
- CommercialFree open-source alternatives already exist and people who self-host may not pay. Whether anyone buys Plus or Managed is untested.
- TechnicalNon-technical creators may still struggle with Docker, domains and HTTPS. Support load for setup could be high.
- CommercialManaged hosting is a recurring service at a low price, so margins may be thin and it moves us away from the self-hosted promise.
- Intellectual propertyThe name needs a trademark check, and any open-source code reused must have a compatible license.
- PlatformSocial apps may restrict or flag links to small self-hosted domains, which could hurt trust in the page.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.