Deploy wakapi on Your Own Server

Wakapi is an open-source tool that helps you keep track of the time you have spent coding on different projects in different programming languages and more.

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What is wakapi?

Wakapi is an open-source tool that helps you keep track of the time you have spent coding on different projects in different programming languages and more. Ideal for statistics freaks and anyone else. This app will install a default postgres instance with persistant data. You can choose the version yourself. The deployment was tested with postgres 16.x. For Updating just Deploy latest image from https://github.com/muety/wakapi/pkgs/container/wakapi using the Deploy via ImageName section in your Senate wakapi container For more details about wakapi, see: https://wakapi.dev Enter your configuration parameters and click on next. It will take about a minute for the process to finish.

Self-Host wakapi

Follow these steps to deploy on your own server.

Install Docker

Skip this step if Docker is already installed on your server.

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

Configure

Customize the settings below. Defaults work for most cases.

Service Name*

Domain*

General

Postgres Version*

Wakapi Version*

Wakapi support email*

Wakapi Salt for hashing password*

enable signup*

Potgress Database password*

Deploy

Copy the configuration and run it on your server.

services:
  wakapi:
    image: ghcr.io/muety/wakapi:2.9.3
    environment:
      ENVIRONMENT: production
      WAKAPI_ALLOW_SIGNUP: "true"
      WAKAPI_DB_HOST: wakapi-db
      WAKAPI_DB_NAME: wakapi
      WAKAPI_DB_PASSWORD: 087612efbc8e4fe9
      WAKAPI_DB_PORT: "5432"
      WAKAPI_DB_TYPE: postgres
      WAKAPI_DB_USER: wakapi
      WAKAPI_PASSWORD_SALT: ac39fb48bbc111cd4020ff25c7270c83
      WAKAPI_PUBLIC_URL: wakapi.your-domain.com
      WAKAPI_SUPPORT_CONTACT: hostmaster@wakapi.dev
    volumes:
      - wakapi-data:/data
    depends_on:
      - wakapi-db
  wakapi-db:
    image: postgres:16.1-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: wakapi
      POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: ""
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: 087612efbc8e4fe9
      POSTGRES_USER: wakapi
    volumes:
      - wakapi-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
  wakapi-data: {}
  wakapi-db-data: {}

Then run:

docker compose up -d

Access

Once started, access your app at http://localhost:3000

Why Self-Host wakapi?

Full Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access.

No Monthly Fees

Pay only for your server. No per-seat or usage charges.

Complete Control

Customize, backup, and scale on your own terms.

Privacy & Compliance

Meet GDPR, HIPAA, or internal security requirements.

Technical Details

Docker Image

ghcr.io/muety/wakapi:${wakapi_version}

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