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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/Rezivure on 2025-01-04 22:21:40+00:00.
Hi r/selfhosted!
A few months ago I was looking for a self hosted location sharing app. I couldn't find anything quite right (Traccar was maybe the closest).
So I decided to build Grid - it's a location sharing app built to use a barebones Matrix Server (Matrix Protocol) for end to end encryption and the ability for people to self-host. The app is free and open source -> Github Repo. You can use our server by default or your own (using custom provider on the landing page of the app). One tricky aspect of these type of apps is deciding where maps are derived from and not sacrificing privacy. I didn't want to rely on Apple Maps/Google Maps, so I implemented the app with Protomaps. Protomaps is serverless and can be easily hosted in Cloudflare R2. We have a Github Repo for an easy worker implementation for this so you can self host both the server and maps.
It does the basics- 1:1 sharing, groups (with optional expiration). If you self-host, it's just username and password based. Our default server implements SMS verification.
Got a bunch of features currently in the works for upcoming updates but wanted to share it here first and would love to get feedback and thoughts. It's available on Google Play & Apple Store, and we have a website.
Thanks everyone and look forward to hearing feedback!