Dawarich
Self-hostable alternative to Google Maps Timeline for tracking and visualizing your location history.
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Dawarich is a privacy-first, self-hosted application that replaces Google Maps Timeline (formerly Google Location History). It lets you import, store, and visualize your movement data entirely on your own infrastructure — no data ever leaves your server.
You can import location data from Google Takeout exports, OwnTracks, GPSLogger, and other sources. Dawarich renders an interactive map of your journeys, provides statistics about distances traveled, cities visited, and time spent in different places, and even lets you add notes and memories to locations.
Built with Ruby on Rails and designed for easy self-hosting via Docker, Dawarich is ideal for anyone who wants to maintain a personal travel history without depending on Google. It supports real-time tracking via OwnTracks and has a growing feature set driven by an active open-source community.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I import my Google Maps Timeline data into Dawarich?
You can download your location history from Google Takeout and import the archive into Dawarich, which also accepts imports from OwnTracks, GPSLogger, and other sources. Your journeys are then visualized on an interactive map with statistics on distances traveled, cities visited, and time spent in each place. You can even add notes and memories to specific locations.
What do I need to self-host Dawarich?
Dawarich is built with Ruby on Rails and is designed for easy self-hosting via Docker Compose. You need a server with enough storage for your location history, and all processing happens on your own infrastructure. Because it is self-hosted, none of your movement data ever leaves your server.
Does Dawarich support real-time location tracking?
Yes. Dawarich supports real-time tracking through the OwnTracks app, so new points are recorded and displayed as you move. That makes it a full self-hosted replacement for Google Maps Timeline rather than just a historical importer. The project is AGPL-3.0 licensed and driven by an active open-source community.
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