TREK
Your Trips. Your Plan.
A self-hosted, real-time collaborative travel planner with interactive maps, budgets, packing lists, and more.
Live Demo — Try TREK without installing. Resets hourly.

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Trip Planning
- Drag & Drop Planner — Organize places into day plans with reordering and cross-day moves
- Interactive Map — Leaflet map with photo markers, clustering, route visualization, and customizable tile sources
- Place Search — Search via Google Places (with photos, ratings, opening hours) or OpenStreetMap (free, no API key needed)
- Day Notes — Add timestamped, icon-tagged notes to individual days with drag & drop reordering
- Route Optimization — Auto-optimize place order and export to Google Maps
- Weather Forecasts — 16-day forecasts via Open-Meteo (no API key needed) with historical climate averages as fallback
- Map Category Filter — Filter places by category and see only matching pins on the map
Travel Management
- Reservations & Bookings — Track flights, accommodations, restaurants with status, confirmation numbers, and file attachments
- Budget Tracking — Category-based expenses with pie chart, per-person/per-day splitting, and multi-currency support
- Packing Lists — Category-based checklists with user assignment, packing templates, and progress tracking
- Packing Templates — Create reusable packing templates in the admin panel with categories and items, apply to any trip
- Bag Tracking — Optional weight tracking and bag assignment for packing items with iOS-style weight distribution (admin-toggleable)
- Document Manager — Attach documents, tickets, and PDFs to trips, places, or reservations (up to 50 MB per file)
- PDF Export — Export complete trip plans as PDF with cover page, images, notes, and TREK branding
Mobile & PWA
- Progressive Web App — Install on iOS and Android directly from the browser, no App Store needed
- Offline Support — Service Worker caches map tiles, API data, uploads, and static assets via Workbox
- Native App Feel — Fullscreen standalone mode, custom app icon, themed status bar, and splash screen
- Touch Optimized — Responsive design with mobile-specific layouts, touch-friendly controls, and safe area handling
Collaboration
- Real-Time Sync — Plan together via WebSocket — changes appear instantly across all connected users
- Multi-User — Invite members to collaborate on shared trips with role-based access
- Invite Links — Create one-time registration links with configurable max uses and expiry for easy onboarding
- Single Sign-On (OIDC) — Login with Google, Apple, Authentik, Keycloak, or any OIDC provider
- Two-Factor Authentication (MFA) — TOTP-based 2FA with QR code setup, works with Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.
- Collab — Chat with your group, share notes, create polls, and track who's signed up for each day's activities
Addons (modular, admin-toggleable)
- Vacay — Personal vacation day planner with calendar view, public holidays (100+ countries), company holidays, user fusion with live sync, and carry-over tracking
- Atlas — Interactive world map with visited countries, bucket list with planned travel dates, travel stats, continent breakdown, streak tracking, and liquid glass UI effects
- Collab — Chat with your group, share notes, create polls, and track who's signed up for each day's activities
- Dashboard Widgets — Currency converter and timezone clock, toggleable per user
Customization & Admin
- Dashboard Views — Toggle between card grid and compact list view on the My Trips page
- Dark Mode — Full light and dark theme with dynamic status bar color matching
- Multilingual — English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Arabic (with RTL support)
- Admin Panel — User management, invite links, packing templates, global categories, addon management, API keys, backups, and GitHub release history
- Auto-Backups — Scheduled backups with configurable interval and retention
- Customizable — Temperature units, time format (12h/24h), map tile sources, default coordinates
Tech Stack
- Backend: Node.js 22 + Express + SQLite (
better-sqlite3) - Frontend: React 18 + Vite + Tailwind CSS
- PWA: vite-plugin-pwa + Workbox
- Real-Time: WebSocket (
ws) - State: Zustand
- Auth: JWT + OIDC + TOTP (MFA)
- Maps: Leaflet + react-leaflet-cluster + Google Places API (optional)
- Weather: Open-Meteo API (free, no key required)
- Icons: lucide-react
Quick Start
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data -v ./uploads:/app/uploads mauriceboe/trek
The app runs on port 3000. The first user to register becomes the admin.
Install as App (PWA)
TREK works as a Progressive Web App — no App Store needed:
- Open your TREK instance in the browser (HTTPS required)
- iOS: Share button → "Add to Home Screen"
- Android: Menu → "Install app" or "Add to Home Screen"
- TREK launches fullscreen with its own icon, just like a native app
Docker Compose (recommended for production)
services:
app:
image: mauriceboe/trek:latest
container_name: trek
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- PORT=3000
# - OIDC_ISSUER=https://auth.example.com
# - OIDC_CLIENT_ID=trek
# - OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=supersecret
# - OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME="SSO"
# - OIDC_ONLY=true # disable password auth entirely
volumes:
- ./data:/app/data
- ./uploads:/app/uploads
restart: unless-stopped
docker compose up -d
Updating
Docker Compose (recommended):
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
Docker Run — use the same volume paths from your original docker run command:
docker pull mauriceboe/trek
docker rm -f trek
docker run -d --name trek -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data -v ./uploads:/app/uploads --restart unless-stopped mauriceboe/trek
Tip: Not sure which paths you used? Run
docker inspect trek --format '{{json .Mounts}}'before removing the container.
Your data is persisted in the mounted data and uploads volumes — updates never touch your existing data.
Reverse Proxy (recommended)
For production, put TREK behind a reverse proxy with HTTPS (e.g. Nginx, Caddy, Traefik).
Important: TREK uses WebSockets for real-time sync. Your reverse proxy must support WebSocket upgrades on the
/wspath.
Nginx
server {
listen 80;
server_name trek.yourdomain.com;
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name trek.yourdomain.com;
ssl_certificate /path/to/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /path/to/privkey.pem;
location /ws {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_read_timeout 86400;
}
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
}
}
Caddy
Caddy handles WebSocket upgrades automatically:
trek.yourdomain.com {
reverse_proxy localhost:3000
}
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
PORT |
Server port | 3000 |
NODE_ENV |
Environment | production |
JWT_SECRET |
JWT signing secret | Auto-generated |
FORCE_HTTPS |
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS | false |
OIDC_ISSUER |
OIDC provider URL | — |
OIDC_CLIENT_ID |
OIDC client ID | — |
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET |
OIDC client secret | — |
OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME |
SSO button label | SSO |
OIDC_ONLY |
Disable password auth | false |
TRUST_PROXY |
Trust proxy headers | 1 |
DEMO_MODE |
Enable demo mode | false |
Optional API Keys
API keys are configured in the Admin Panel after login. Keys set by the admin are automatically shared with all users — no per-user configuration needed.
Google Maps (Place Search & Photos)
- Go to Google Cloud Console
- Create a project and enable the Places API (New)
- Create an API key under Credentials
- In TREK: Admin Panel → Settings → Google Maps
Building from Source
git clone https://github.com/mauriceboe/TREK.git
cd TREK
docker build -t trek .
Data & Backups
- Database: SQLite, stored in
./data/travel.db - Uploads: Stored in
./uploads/ - Backups: Create and restore via Admin Panel
- Auto-Backups: Configurable schedule and retention in Admin Panel





