wakapi

📊 A minimalist, self-hosted WakaTime-compatible backend for coding statistics

⭐ 4,295 stars on GitHub · 🍴 285 forks · 📜 License: mit · 💻 Language: Go

What is wakapi?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

Main components

• ✅ Free and open-source
• ✅ Built by developers for developers
• ✅ Statistics for projects, languages, editors, hosts and operating systems
• ✅ Badges
• ✅ Weekly E-Mail reports
• ✅ REST API
• ✅ Partially compatible with WakaTime
• ✅ WakaTime integration

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ coding-statistics
• 🏷️ developer-tools
• 🏷️ productivity
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ time-tracker
• 🏷️ wakatime
• 🏷️ wakatime-api

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/muety/wakapi.git
cd wakapi
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

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🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: muety/wakapi
• 🌐 Homepage: https://wakapi.dev
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 05/05/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.