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Self-Hosting Traggo: Simple Time Tracking

Traggo is a minimalist time tracking app. Tag-based tracking with a clean calendar interface — no project overhead.

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What Is Traggo?


Traggo is a simple, self-hosted time tracking tool. It uses tags instead of rigid project hierarchies — track time on anything.


Features


Tracking

  • Start/stop timer
  • Manual time entry
  • Tag-based categorization
  • Calendar view
  • Duration display

    • Tags

  • Freeform tags (e.g., #work, #project-x, #meetings)
  • Nested tags
  • Color coding
  • Tag-based filtering and reporting

    • Reporting

  • Time by tag
  • Time by date range
  • Dashboard overview
  • Simple statistics

    • Other

  • Multi-user support
  • Clean, minimal UI
  • Docker deployment
  • SQLite or PostgreSQL

    • Traggo vs Kimai vs Toggl


  • Traggo: Simplest, tag-based, no project structure
  • Kimai: Feature-rich, project/activity hierarchy
  • Toggl: SaaS, best UX, expensive

    • When to Choose Traggo


  • You track time for yourself, not for billing
  • You want tags instead of projects
  • You prefer minimal software
  • You want the quickest start/stop workflow

    • Deployment


    Deploy on TinyPod. Resources: 1 CPU, 64 MB RAM.


    Traggo is time tracking without the enterprise overhead. Start, tag, stop. Review later.