Self-host Traggo

updated Oct 2026deployed by usprices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Oct 2026 · how we test

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A self-hosted time tracker built around tags instead of tasks and projects: you record tagged time spans, then slice them in dashboards by any tag. One Go binary with a built-in web UI and SQLite, shipped as a single container.

Key facts

CategoryTime tracking

LicenseGPL-3.0

StackGo, SQLite

Min RAM128 MB

Official imageyes

Measured idle RAM4 MB

Last commitSeptember 27, 2026

Last releasev0.8.3, March 1, 2026

CheckedGitHub, October 25, 2026

Difficulty

Sourcegithub.com/traggo/server

Websitetraggo.net

Runs on a VPS from $4/mo (Kamatera 1GB, 1 GB RAM) · prices checked Sep 2026

Our recommendation

Pick Traggo when you want to record where your hours go without building a project hierarchy first: there are no tasks, only tagged time spans, and you add whatever tags suit you (a `project` tag, a `type` tag with values such as `email` or `meeting`), then read the totals in customizable dashboards with diagrams, a list view and a calendar view. It has simple user management and several themes, and it is GPL-3.0 Go that ships as one container with a SQLite database. Our snippet is the install page's Compose example with the image pinned to a release tag and the admin password generated into `.env`. We did not find an upstream RAM minimum, so our 128 MB floor is an estimate. The catalog's Kimai is the heavier, customer-and-project tracker with rates, budgets and invoices; TimeTagger is the other tag-based tracker, aimed at individuals and freelancers.

What you need

Any VPS with at least 128 MB of RAM
A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
Under an hour if you've used Docker before

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Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Traggo — tag-based time tracking — based on the project's install page, pinned to 0.8.3
echo "TRAGGO_PASS=$(openssl rand -hex 12)" > .env
cat > docker-compose.yml <<'EOF'
services:
  traggo:
    image: traggo/server:0.8.3
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 3030:3030
    environment:
      TRAGGO_DEFAULT_USER_NAME: admin
      TRAGGO_DEFAULT_USER_PASS: ${TRAGGO_PASS}
    volumes:
      - traggo_data:/opt/traggo/data
volumes:
  traggo_data:
EOF
docker compose up -d
timeout 120 bash -c 'until curl -fsS http://localhost:3030/ >/dev/null; do sleep 3; done'
# → http://SERVER_IP:3030 — sign in as admin with the password in .env

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What you take on

Traggo's install and configuration pages flag these before you rely on it:

non-negotiableThe admin account comes from TRAGGO_DEFAULT_USER_NAME and TRAGGO_DEFAULT_USER_PASS, which the install page sets in its Compose example and tells you to change before starting the server. Our snippet generates a random password into .env; keep that file out of version control.

non-negotiableEverything is one SQLite file under /opt/traggo/data, which our traggo_data volume holds, so back that volume up. The install page says the location can be changed with TRAGGO_DATABASE_CONNECTION.

non-negotiablePort 3030 serves plain HTTP. Put a TLS reverse proxy in front before anyone signs in over the internet.

non-negotiableThe install page's examples use traggo/server:latest; the Docker Hub listing also carries a tag per version, and we pin 0.8.3 (released 2026-03-01). The project follows SemVer, so read the release notes before moving to a newer tag.

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