rust-leprosorium

Starter offline notes service on Rust:

• backend: axum
• frontend: server-side HTML + htmx
• storage: local SQLite database notes_data/notes.db
• rust notes: README_RUST_NOTES.md

Development Commands

# format code
cargo fmt

# quick compile check
cargo check

# run app locally
cargo run

# run tests
cargo test

# lints (recommended)
cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings

# production build
cargo build --release

Open http://127.0.0.1:3000.

What is implemented

• Create note
• Notes list
• Open note details
• Edit/update note
• Delete note
• Persistent local SQLite storage

Why this stack

• axum and tokio are stable and production-proven.
• htmx keeps frontend simple, no SPA complexity.
• SQLite gives offline durability and better base for search/tags later.
• Markdown note body is rendered safely (sanitized HTML).

Next steps

• Tag support
• Full-text search
• Export to .md