# Bottle Rocket

> Bottle Rocket is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the document management category. Document scanning and management application, compatible with Rocketbook and Scribzee formats. It has 14 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/gman-au/bottle-rocket-server |
| Website | https://bottle-rocket.app/ |
| GitHub stars | 14 |
| Forks | 3 |
| Open issues | 10 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | C# |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | C#, Docker |
| Categories | Document Management |
| Commits, last 12 months | 417 |
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Latest release | v2.0.0.1 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Created | Dec 21, 2025 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: api, image-processing, note-taking, rocketbook, self-hosted, server, scribzee

## Install

Bottle Rocket ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/gman-au/bottle-rocket-server for the image name and environment variables.

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