TREK: Your Self-Hosted Travel Planning Powerhouse

Tired of cloud-based travel apps that lock your trip data behind subscriptions and privacy concerns? TREK delivers everything you love about premium travel planners like Wanderlog – interactive maps, budgets, packing lists, real-time collaboration – but runs entirely on your server.

🚀 One-Command Deployment

ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32) docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data mauriceboe/trek

That's it. Port 3000, SQLite database, first user becomes admin. Production-ready with Docker Compose, auto-backups, and reverse proxy configs for Nginx/Caddy.

🌍 Feature Highlights

Trip Planning Excellence

• Drag & Drop Itineraries: Reorder places across days with visual timeline
• Interactive Leaflet Maps: Clustering, photo markers, route optimization, custom tiles
• Dual Place Search: Google Places (photos/ratings) or free OpenStreetMap
• Smart Weather: 16-day Open-Meteo forecasts + historical climate data
• Route Optimizer: Auto-reorder places, export to Google Maps

Travel Management Suite

• Bookings Tracker: Flights, hotels, restaurants with file attachments
• Multi-Currency Budgets: Pie charts, per-person/day splitting
• Smart Packing Lists: Templates, weight tracking, user assignments
• Document Hub: PDFs/tickets up to 50MB per trip
• PDF Export: Professional trip books with cover pages and branding

Collaboration That Works

• Real-Time WebSocket Sync: Instant updates across all users
• Role-Based Access: Invite-only trips with granular permissions
• SSO + 2FA: Google/Apple login + TOTP MFA
• Group Chat & Polls: Built-in collaboration tools

📱 Progressive Web App Magic

No App Store needed: - iOS/Android Install: Add to home screen → native app experience - Offline-First: Service Worker caches maps, data, uploads - Touch Optimized: Mobile layouts, safe areas, fullscreen mode

🛠 Tech Stack

Backend: Node.js 22 + Express + SQLite Frontend: React 18 + Vite + Tailwind Real-time: WebSocket PWA: Workbox Maps: Leaflet + Google Places (optional)

🔒 Production Ready

• Security: Recent audit fixes, CSP hardening, encryption keys
• Admin Panel: User management, backups, API keys, addon toggles
• Auto-Updates: docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
• Monitoring: Health checks, structured logs, audit trails

🎯 Addons Included

• Atlas: World travel map with stats, bucket lists, streaks
• Vacay: Vacation calendar with 100+ country holidays
• Dashboard Widgets: Currency converter, timezone clocks

Live Demo

Try it at demo-nomad.pakulat.org (hourly reset).

3.3K GitHub stars, AGPL-3.0 licensed, actively maintained. Perfect for digital nomads, travel agencies, or anyone serious about privacy-first trip planning.

Deploy TREK today – your trips, your server, your rules.