NotebookLM is proprietary and is enjoying incredible popularity at the moment, but did you know that there's an open source take on this technology?

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Open Notebook is a self-hosted, open source alternative to Google's NotebookLM that allows users to deploy an AI-powered research and note-taking tool on their local network. The guide walks through installing Docker on Ubuntu Server 24.04, cloning the Open Notebook repository, configuring environment variables for AI providers like Google Gemini and Ollama, and deploying the application as a Docker container. Open Notebook supports over 16 AI providers and offers enhanced privacy by keeping all data on local servers rather than third-party cloud infrastructure.

How To Deploy an Open Source Version of NotebookLM