OwnTracks Recorder

Store and access data published by OwnTracks location tracking apps.

Actively maintainedNeeds 3rd-party service

At a glance

GitHub stars
1.2k
Last activity
2026-10-27
Latest release
1.0.4
2026-09-08
Commits (12 mo)
43
License
GPL-2.0
Language / platform
C, Lua, deb, Docker

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.

Run OwnTracks Recorder yourself

  • RAM: ~512 MB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr512 MB$3.5Deploy →
DigitalOcean512 MB$4Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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