How do you find your knowledge base?

I think you might have some misunderstandings about SiYuan and its pricing.

SiYuan is a local-first notes software, so all of its content is stored on your device.

I think it's clearly stated here https://b3log.org/siyuan/en/pricing.html. It is different from Notion, and you need to build a knowledge base on your device.

The main differences between PRO and subscription are:

1. PRO is a one-time payment, while the subscription is a recurring fee.
2. PRO and subscription use the same synchronization technology, but PRO is designed for those who want to have control over their data synchronization. Therefore, you need to deploy your own S3 bucket/Minio/WebDAV.

If you want to:

1. Access and edit SiYuan notes in a browser
2. Access and edit SiYuan notes from other devices via a browser
3. Publish your SiYuan notes on the internet in read-only mode

These features are free, but you need to ensure your own security measures.

I'm just a user.

I don't quite understand what you mean by finding your own knowledge base

Were you looking to access Siyuan in your browser? What do you mean by "find your own knowledge base?"

I don't think that just because it doesn't match your expectations doesn't mean it's a scam.

If you look at their github commit logs (dev), you'll see that they update Siyuan almost every day.

Anyway, have a nice day!