Milestone: Multi-user support

[meichthys]

Many feature requests and issues exist for multiple user support. Some of the most relevant issues in the original Trilium repo are:
(#3546, #1375, #2679, #2143, #2109, #1527, #1436, #964, #600, #450, #169)

Instead of migrating each of the issues, we will link to them here, and if desired, Zadam can close the issues on his repo and link to this issue.

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• eitch ($52.00)
• deajan ($500.00)
• metrax ($50.00)
• werererer ($20.00)

Submitted pull Requests

• #7441 feat: add multi-user support (issue #4956)

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[phirestalker]

Does this mean you guys are thinking of adding this feature? If so, is it going to take a few months, or a few years?

[meichthys]

Yes, this feature will be eventually added in some form. However, We cannot provide a timeline at this point.
Before we start working on feature requests, we will be working on making the app maintainable, so this feature will probably not land within a few months.

[meichthys]

Until this is implemented, some tips and tricks on how to use the existing Trilium with multiple users can be found here: #3921

[Hoshino-Yumetsuki]

I really hope Trilium can have this feature, and I hope it can be launched soon.

[eliandoran]

@Hoshino-Yumetsuki , it's not going to happen soon unless there is more interest in this feature, in terms of man-power and maybe even a financial incentive.

It's a really big amount of work, we're talking hundreds of hours.

[uprightbass360]

I can't necessarily speak to the wider desire for a more mature user management system other than it would enhance the usability and administration of the product itself. But this is my first time digging through this project and it is solely because I am currently testing various projects to find one that can handle several distinct users. I may keep looking if there is no plan to have this support.
Out of curiosity is there already a design of of the systems needing development or a feature roadmap? I am more of a back end c#/sql dev but it does look like the db itself could use some major enhancements to support users and access control. Is the desire to offload functionality away from the sql backend, or to go more in?

[dyllan-to-you]

Am typing out a more in-depth response, but going to crosslink this discussion thread because it's highly relevant.

[deajan]

it's not going to happen soon unless there is more interest in this feature, in terms of man-power and maybe even a financial incentive.

It's a really big amount of work, we're talking hundreds of hours.

Hmmm... What financial incentive would you need ? I could sponsor this a bit, and I'm sure I am not the only one.

[eliandoran]

@deajan , I'm thinking of more like a bounty where everyone can donate rather than specifying an amount on my side.
Either way, working on such a big feature can realistically only be done if I take some unpaid time off work for a few weeks.

[deajan]

Yep, I thought so. I could go for like 500-600$, but that's far from what is requested.
How about you setup that bounty ?