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Dawarich

Keep your location history on your own server and see it on a map

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What it is

Dawarich records where you have been and shows it as a map, a timeline, and trips. It is for people who used Google's location history and want to keep that record private. It imports Google Takeout files and accepts live updates from phone apps like OwnTracks.

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10,701 GitHub stars.
10,701

Forks
402
Commits
5,528
Contributors
76
Language
Ruby
License
AGPL-3.0
Last commit
Oct 17, 2026
On GitHub since
March 2024
First release
April 2024
Platforms
web, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Google Maps Timeline
Author
Evgenii Burmakin
Tags
  • analytics
  • maps
  • data-visualization

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsDawarich: Self-hosted alternative to Google Location HistorySep 2, 2024 · 164 points · 46 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Nerdy bank holiday project: install this open-source alternative to Google's enshittified Timeline. I have a spare Intel NUC kicking around. This involves…”Aug 31, 2026 · 22 likes · 5 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: I built a replacement for Google TimelineJul 24, 2025 · 10 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGoogle Timeline Continuity Plan – DawarichJun 6, 2024 · 4 points · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“3/ Dawarich — AGPL self-hosted Google Timeline replacement. Ingests Google takeouts, OwnTracks, Overland. Trips, photos, travel stats on your own server…”May 11, 2026 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“omg!! will you add dawarich.app support/integration!?”Aug 30, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Wanna get rid of #Bigtech companies and moveervices more and more to open source based services? I missed #GoogleMaps Timeline. Especially on vacation, this…”May 18, 2025 · 3 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“9/ With that we headed to a nearby beach bar (in Neukölln, who knew?) to discuss the talks. Massive thanks to our sponsors for making the drinks 🍻 possible: •…”Oct 2, 2026 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Cooking something truly legen~ ~dary for dawarich.app!”Jul 28, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Self-hosted location tracking”May 29, 2025 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Dawarich — Your Timeline, Forever | Dawarich Google Map Timelinesのalternativeだ！”Jul 10, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Hello from Dawarich | Dawarich #opensource #selfhosted #location #tracking #heatmap #map #dawarich”Jan 10, 2025 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)