diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 5945f3a9..3d3b2fac 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "cmdk": "^1.0.4",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
-    "fractional-indexing-jittered": "^0.9.1",
     "is-hotkey": "^0.2.0",
     "lowlight": "^3.1.0",
     "lucide-react": "^0.460.0",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/migrations.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/migrations.ts
index 3781a85f..c2daa55c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/migrations.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/migrations.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ const createNodesTable: Migration = {
           .onDelete('cascade')
           .notNull()
       )
-      .addColumn('index', 'text', (col) =>
-        col.generatedAlwaysAs(sql`json_extract(attributes, '$.index')`).stored()
-      )
       .addColumn('attributes', 'text', (col) => col.notNull())
       .addColumn('state', 'blob', (col) => col.notNull())
       .addColumn('created_at', 'text', (col) => col.notNull())
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/schema.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/schema.ts
index 6c1d9860..61dca0d4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/data/workspace/schema.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ interface NodeTable {
   id: ColumnType<string, string, never>;
   parent_id: ColumnType<string, never, never>;
   type: ColumnType<string, never, never>;
-  index: ColumnType<string | null, never, never>;
   attributes: ColumnType<string, string, string>;
   state: ColumnType<Uint8Array, Uint8Array, Uint8Array>;
   created_at: ColumnType<string, string, never>;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/channel-create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/channel-create.ts
index f98be0b8..38a5403c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/channel-create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/channel-create.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { databaseService } from '@/main/data/database-service';
 import { generateId, IdType } from '@colanode/core';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
 import { MutationHandler } from '@/main/types';
 import {
   ChannelCreateMutationInput,
@@ -29,23 +28,12 @@ export class ChannelCreateMutationHandler
       throw new Error('Space not found');
     }
 
-    const maxIndexResult = await workspaceDatabase
-      .selectFrom('nodes')
-      .select(['index'])
-      .where('parent_id', '=', input.spaceId)
-      .orderBy('index', 'desc')
-      .limit(1)
-      .executeTakeFirst();
-
-    const maxIndex = maxIndexResult?.index ?? null;
     const id = generateId(IdType.Channel);
-
     const attributes: ChannelAttributes = {
       type: 'channel',
       name: input.name,
       avatar: input.avatar,
       parentId: input.spaceId,
-      index: generateNodeIndex(maxIndex, null),
       collaborators: null,
     };
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/database-create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/database-create.ts
index 53e11f3a..320d7b13 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/database-create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/database-create.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import { generateId, IdType } from '@colanode/core';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
+import {
+  generateId,
+  IdType,
+  DatabaseAttributes,
+  generateNodeIndex,
+} from '@colanode/core';
 import { MutationHandler } from '@/main/types';
 import {
   DatabaseCreateMutationInput,
   DatabaseCreateMutationOutput,
 } from '@/shared/mutations/database-create';
-import { DatabaseAttributes } from '@colanode/core';
 import { nodeService } from '@/main/services/node-service';
 
 export class DatabaseCreateMutationHandler
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/field-create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/field-create.ts
index 73434bf7..e2c8748b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/field-create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/field-create.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { generateId, IdType } from '@colanode/core';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
+import { generateId, IdType, generateNodeIndex } from '@colanode/core';
 import { compareString } from '@/shared/lib/utils';
 import { MutationHandler } from '@/main/types';
 import {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/select-option-create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/select-option-create.ts
index 05d04eec..9bc4cfc5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/select-option-create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/select-option-create.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { generateId, IdType } from '@colanode/core';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
+import { generateId, IdType, generateNodeIndex } from '@colanode/core';
 import { MutationHandler } from '@/main/types';
 import {
   SelectOptionCreateMutationInput,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/space-create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/space-create.ts
index b30f0b37..35e9382b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/space-create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/space-create.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { generateId, IdType, NodeRoles } from '@colanode/core';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
 import { MutationHandler } from '@/main/types';
 import {
   SpaceCreateMutationInput,
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ export class SpaceCreateMutationHandler
       type: 'channel',
       name: 'Discussions',
       parentId: spaceId,
-      index: generateNodeIndex(null, null),
     };
 
     await nodeService.createNode(input.userId, [
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/view-create.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/view-create.ts
index a3d89f83..61250af8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/view-create.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/mutations/view-create.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { generateId, IdType } from '@colanode/core';
+import { generateId, IdType, generateNodeIndex } from '@colanode/core';
 import { MutationHandler } from '@/main/types';
 import {
   ViewCreateMutationInput,
   ViewCreateMutationOutput,
 } from '@/shared/mutations/view-create';
 import { compareString } from '@/shared/lib/utils';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
 import { nodeService } from '@/main/services/node-service';
 
 export class ViewCreateMutationHandler
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/utils.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/utils.ts
index 819a2f88..b6882495 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/utils.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ export const mapNode = (row: SelectNode): Node => {
   return {
     id: row.id,
     type: row.type as any,
-    index: row.index,
     parentId: row.parent_id,
     attributes: JSON.parse(row.attributes),
     createdAt: row.created_at,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/spaces/space-sidebar-item.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/spaces/space-sidebar-item.tsx
index 8279cf9b..b3836bcb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/spaces/space-sidebar-item.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/spaces/space-sidebar-item.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   ChevronRight,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useQuery } from '@/renderer/hooks/use-query';
+import { compareString } from '@/shared/lib/utils';
 
 interface SettingsState {
   open: boolean;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export const SpaceSidebarItem = ({ node }: SpaceSidebarItemProps) => {
     types: ['page', 'channel', 'database', 'folder'],
   });
 
-  const children = data ?? [];
+  const children = (data ?? []).toSorted((a, b) => compareString(a.id, b.id));
 
   const [openCreatePage, setOpenCreatePage] = React.useState(false);
   const [openCreateChannel, setOpenCreateChannel] = React.useState(false);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/databases.ts b/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/databases.ts
index b222b33b..84b5fde7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/databases.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/databases.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import {
   MultiSelectFieldAttributes,
   SelectFieldAttributes,
   ViewType,
+  generateNodeIndex,
 } from '@colanode/core';
 import { compareString, isStringArray } from '@/shared/lib/utils';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
 
 export const getDefaultFieldWidth = (type: FieldType): number => {
   if (!type) return 0;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/editor.ts b/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/editor.ts
index 885e85c6..187ab89c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/editor.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/editor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { EditorNodeTypes, generateId, getIdTypeFromNode } from '@colanode/core';
-import { generateNodeIndex } from '@/shared/lib/nodes';
+import {
+  EditorNodeTypes,
+  generateId,
+  getIdTypeFromNode,
+  generateNodeIndex,
+} from '@colanode/core';
 import { compareString } from '@/shared/lib/utils';
 import { JSONContent } from '@tiptap/core';
 import { Block, BlockLeaf } from '@colanode/core';
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/nodes.ts b/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/nodes.ts
index 9fab4a3b..e6dd9ea3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/nodes.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/shared/lib/nodes.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
-import { generateKeyBetween } from 'fractional-indexing-jittered';
 import { extractNodeCollaborators, Node, NodeTypes } from '@colanode/core';
 import { NodeCollaborator } from '@/shared/types/nodes';
 
-export const generateNodeIndex = (
-  previous?: string | null,
-  next?: string | null
-) => {
-  const lower = previous === undefined ? null : previous;
-  const upper = next === undefined ? null : next;
-
-  return generateKeyBetween(lower, upper);
-};
-
 export const getDefaultNodeIcon = (type: string) => {
   switch (type) {
     case NodeTypes.Channel:
diff --git a/apps/server/src/data/migrations.ts b/apps/server/src/data/migrations.ts
index d63aeb62..d1da4a38 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/data/migrations.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/data/migrations.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ const createNodesTable: Migration = {
           .onDelete('cascade')
           .notNull()
       )
-      .addColumn('index', 'varchar(30)', (col) =>
-        col.generatedAlwaysAs(sql`(attributes->>'index')::VARCHAR(30)`).stored()
-      )
       .addColumn('attributes', 'jsonb', (col) => col.notNull())
       .addColumn('state', 'bytea', (col) => col.notNull())
       .addColumn('created_at', 'timestamptz', (col) => col.notNull())
diff --git a/apps/server/src/data/schema.ts b/apps/server/src/data/schema.ts
index 1273925b..63a4ef28 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/data/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/data/schema.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ interface NodeTable {
   workspace_id: ColumnType<string, string, never>;
   parent_id: ColumnType<string, never, never>;
   type: ColumnType<string, never, never>;
-  index: ColumnType<string | null, never, never>;
   attributes: JSONColumnType<NodeAttributes, string | null, string | null>;
   state: ColumnType<Uint8Array, Uint8Array, Uint8Array>;
   created_at: ColumnType<Date, Date, never>;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts b/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts
index a6d97636..9c0d6562 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/lib/nodes.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export const mapNodeOutput = (node: SelectNode): NodeOutput => {
     parentId: node.parent_id,
     workspaceId: node.workspace_id,
     type: node.type,
-    index: node.index,
     attributes: node.attributes,
     state: fromUint8Array(node.state),
     createdAt: node.created_at.toISOString(),
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export const mapNode = (node: SelectNode): Node => {
     id: node.id,
     parentId: node.parent_id,
     type: node.type as NodeType,
-    index: node.index,
     attributes: node.attributes,
     createdAt: node.created_at.toISOString(),
     createdBy: node.created_by,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/lib/workspaces.ts b/apps/server/src/lib/workspaces.ts
index d9f8bb66..671df188 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/lib/workspaces.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/lib/workspaces.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ const buildChannelNodeCreate = (
     type: 'channel',
     name: 'Discussions',
     parentId: spaceId,
-    index: '0',
   };
 
   const ydoc = new YDoc(id);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/workspaces.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/workspaces.ts
index 82da85e0..024c87da 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/workspaces.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/workspaces.ts
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ workspacesRouter.post(
         serverCreatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
         versionId: userVersionId,
         workspaceId: workspace.id,
-        index: null,
       };
 
       usersToCreate.push({
@@ -776,7 +775,6 @@ workspacesRouter.put(
       id: user.id,
       type: user.type,
       workspaceId: user.workspace_id,
-      index: null,
       parentId: workspace.id,
       attributes: userDoc.getAttributes(),
       state: userDoc.getEncodedState(),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3920b37e..6874dc6f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "cmdk": "^1.0.4",
         "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
-        "fractional-indexing-jittered": "^0.9.1",
         "is-hotkey": "^0.2.0",
         "lowlight": "^3.1.0",
         "lucide-react": "^0.460.0",
@@ -18397,6 +18396,7 @@
       "name": "@colanode/core",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "fractional-indexing-jittered": "^0.9.1",
         "ulid": "^2.3.0",
         "zod": "^3.23.8"
       },
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index c55caa88..f5193562 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "vitest": "^2.1.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "fractional-indexing-jittered": "^0.9.1",
     "ulid": "^2.3.0",
     "zod": "^3.23.8"
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/nodes.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/nodes.ts
index d472c006..1af0f560 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/nodes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Node, NodeAttributes, NodeRole } from '../index';
+import { generateKeyBetween } from 'fractional-indexing-jittered';
 
 export const extractNodeCollaborators = (
   attributes: NodeAttributes
@@ -55,3 +56,13 @@ export const hasViewerAccess = (role: NodeRole | null): boolean => {
     role === 'viewer'
   );
 };
+
+export const generateNodeIndex = (
+  previous?: string | null,
+  next?: string | null
+) => {
+  const lower = previous === undefined ? null : previous;
+  const upper = next === undefined ? null : next;
+
+  return generateKeyBetween(lower, upper);
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/channel.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/channel.ts
index 462bd697..347364f3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/channel.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/channel.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export const channelAttributesSchema = z.object({
   name: z.string(),
   avatar: z.string().nullable().optional(),
   parentId: z.string(),
-  index: z.string(),
   collaborators: z.record(z.string()).nullable().optional(),
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts b/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts
index 2a3ca19c..051a2d4c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/registry/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { WorkspaceAttributes, workspaceModel } from './workspace';
 type NodeBase = {
   id: string;
   parentId: string;
-  index: string | null;
   createdAt: string;
   createdBy: string;
   updatedAt: string | null;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/nodes.ts b/packages/core/src/types/nodes.ts
index c7258233..a460ad90 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/nodes.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export type NodeOutput = {
   workspaceId: string;
   parentId: string;
   type: string;
-  index: string | null;
   attributes: NodeAttributes;
   state: string;
   createdAt: string;