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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/sassanix on 2025-03-27 00:55:32+00:00.

Hey /r/selfhosted!

A while back, I shared the early stages of Warracker, my open-source, self-hosted warranty tracker I received some great interest and have been busy developing it further based on feedback and the initial roadmap.

I'm excited to share a significant update with lots of new features that make Warracker much more capable!

🤔 Quick Recap: What is Warracker?

Warracker is a simple web application to help you keep track of product warranties, expiration dates, purchase details, and related documents (like receipts) in one central, self-hosted location.

✨ What's New Since Last Time?

Warracker has matured quite a bit! Here are the key features added:

• 🔒 User Authentication: Secure access to your warranty data with individual user accounts and multi-user support.
• 📧 Email Reminders: Get notified automatically about expiring warranties! Choose your frequency: daily, weekly, or monthly.
• ⚙️ Settings Page: Customize Warracker, including setting how many days in advance you want "expiring soon" alerts (1-365 days).
• 📊 Status Dashboard: A dedicated page to monitor the health and status of your Warracker instance.
• 💾 Data Export: You can now export your warranty data to a CSV file.
• 🚦 Proactive Visual Alerts: The dashboard clearly shows Active, Expiring Soon (based on your setting), and Expired warranties.
• 🔍 Quick Search: Easily find the warranty you're looking for.
• 📄 Document Storage: Easily upload and attach receipts or warranty PDFs.
• 🔗 Product Link: Add product websites or any other related link.
• 🔢 Serial numbers: Add multiple serial numbers now.
• ⏾ Dark Mode: Added darkmode with a toggle.
• 👀 View modes: Warranty cards now have three different view modes.
• 📱 Responsive Design: Improved interface for a better experience on mobile devices.

📸 Screenshots

Here's a peek at the current look:

Light Mode

Dark Mode

Status Dashboard

🛠️ Tech Stack

The core technologies remain the same:

* Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

* Backend: Python with Flask

* Database: PostgreSQL

* Containerization: Docker and Docker Compose

* Web Server: Nginx

🚀 Getting Started & Updating

Fresh Installation:

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/sassanix/Warracker.git cd Warracker

2. Start the application:

docker compose up -d

3. Access: http://localhost:8005/

Updating from a Previous Version:

1. Navigate to your existing Warracker directory.

2. Pull the latest changes:

git pull origin main

3. Rebuild and restart the containers:

docker compose down docker compose up --build -d

(Note: The -d runs it in detached mode)

You'll need Docker and Docker Compose installed. You can find the docker-compose.yml file directly in the repository or specific Docker files here.

🔮 Future Plans

Development continues! Here’s what’s planned next:

• Warranty Data Import (CSV): Easily import existing warranty data.
• Improved Search and Filtering: More advanced ways to sort and find warranties.
• Warranty Claim Tracking: Log and track the status of warranty claims.
• Warranty Categories/Grouping: Organize warranties by category (e.g., "Electronics", "Appliances").
• Calendar Integration: View warranty expirations on a calendar.
• Contact information: Add product contact information.
• Notes: Add notes to each warranty.

🙏 Feedback Still Wanted!

Now that Warracker has more features, I'd love to hear your thoughts:

• Usefulness: Are the new features hitting the mark?
• Suggestions: What else would make Warracker indispensable for you? Any thoughts on the planned features?
• Usability: How is the experience with the new additions? Any rough edges?
• Contributions: Feel free to report bugs, suggest features, or contribute code!

Check out the code, file issues, or contribute on GitHub: ****

Thanks again for your interest and support! Let me know what you think of the updates!