Self-hosted Xmarks?

[th3rEsa]

Is there something like a self-hosted Xmarks (bookmarks synchronization with actual integration into the browser bookmarks) that does not bind me to a certain browser (like Firefox Sync does)? 

[+BudMan MVC]

why not just use xmarks??  What is the concern of hosting it with them??

 

Or you could just save your bookmarks in a html file and host it up on any server and just access it from any browser you want and there you go all your bookmarks.  Problem is that would not be an automatic update scenario when you wanted to add or remove bookmarks.

[th3rEsa]

My main problem with Xmarks is that its mobile application (I regularly use my Android device to access the web) is awful. (Also, it costs money.)

 

Just using a static bookmarks file is not an option for me for this very reason.

[FiB3R]

http://lifehacker.com/5651152/how-to-continue-syncing-bookmarks-with-xmarks-on-your-own-server

[th3rEsa]

Oh, neat. Another trick I didn't know, thanks.

 

(Still, no usable Android app. :/)

[+BudMan MVC]

Xmarks is FREE.. Just not for your phone... But I can see how a $12 might be a bit much for someone has a smart phone with internet access..  Clearly that extra dollar a month would blow your budget

 

What would self hosting it do for your android app?  So your thread title is no where close to what your actually asking for..

 

So your title should be something more like I want a bookmark app that runs on Android and doesn't suck and is free   And is cross platform so I can use it with multiple browsers and devices.

 

Maybe something like http://draggo.com/ would work for you?  Or what about just using https://delicious.com/ it has a android app and its free and you don't really have to use the social aspects of it it you don't want to.

 

 

[th3rEsa]

I already know about Papaly etc., but the availability of Android apps is awful. Delicious is more interesting, but AFAIR it was said to be closed "soon" quite often in the last few years... 

 

Another thing that would be solved by self-hosting. 

[+BudMan MVC]

While it has gone through a few owners over the years... I don't see anything about it actually shutting down.

 

There are plenty of ways to clone delicious and host it yourself.. The trick would be having a mobile app that runs on your platform that supports the use of your own hosting of it..

[Scopuli]

Firefox Sync is good, uses private key encryption.  Chrome sync does too actually.  

[th3rEsa]

Both are not browser-independent.