Notes are personal, and Plainpad keeps them that way by running entirely on your own server instead of a vendor cloud. Class notes, trip plans, lyrics, and side-project ideas sit in one fast list that searches instantly and opens in any modern browser, adapting to phones, tablets, and desktops. Added to a home screen it launches like an app, and offline editing keeps writing possible when the connection drops. Turning on encryption stores titles and content encrypted at rest, so even database access does not expose what you wrote. One installation supports unlimited accounts with administrator and user roles, and every person keeps a private notebook no one else can read. There are no note limits, no device limits, no ads, and no tracking of any kind. Moving in is scripted through the built-in REST API, which can import collections from files and other note services into the right accounts. The stack asks only for PHP and MySQL, or a single Docker Compose command, and a sample data seeder can populate a fresh install with realistic study notes for evaluation. Simplicity is the design goal: the interface stays quiet, loads quickly, and leaves the words in front. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL 3.0 licensed.