A self-hosted, real-time collaborative travel planner — with maps, budgets, packing lists, a journal, and AI built in.

     
 

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What you get

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🧭 Trip planning Drag & drop planner — organise places into day plans with reordering and cross-day moves Interactive map — Leaflet or Mapbox GL with 3D buildings, terrain, photo markers, clustering, route visualization Place search — Google Places (photos, ratings, hours) or OpenStreetMap (free, no API key) Place import — shared Google Maps / Naver Maps lists, plus GPX and KML/KMZ/GeoJSON map files Day notes — timestamped, icon-tagged notes with drag-and-drop reordering Route optimisation — auto-sort places and export to Google Maps Weather forecasts — 16-day via Open-Meteo (no key) + historical climate fallback Category filter — show only matching pins on the map	🧳 Travel management Reservations — flights, accommodations, restaurants with status, confirmation numbers, files; import from booking confirmation emails and PDFs (KDE Itinerary) Costs — track and split trip expenses (Splitwise-style): per-person / per-day breakdowns, settle-up, multi-currency Packing lists — categories, templates, user assignment, progress tracking Bag tracking — optional weight tracking with iOS-style distribution Document manager — attach docs, tickets, PDFs to trips / places / reservations (≤ 50 MB each) PDF export — full trip plan as PDF with cover page, images, notes
👥 Collaboration Real-time sync — WebSocket. Changes appear instantly across all connected users Multi-user trips — invite members with role-based access Invite links — one-time or reusable links with expiry SSO (OIDC) — Google, Apple, Authentik, Keycloak, or any OIDC provider 2FA — TOTP + backup codes Passkeys — passwordless WebAuthn login (fingerprint / face / PIN / security key), admin-toggleable Collab suite — group chat, shared notes, polls, day check-ins	📱 Mobile & PWA Installable — iOS and Android, straight from the browser, no App Store needed Offline support — Service Worker caches tiles, API, uploads via Workbox Native feel — fullscreen standalone, themed status bar, splash screen Touch optimised — mobile-specific layouts with safe-area handling
🧩 Addons (admin-toggleable) Lists — packing lists + to-dos with templates, member assignments, optional bag tracking Costs — expense tracker with splits and settle-up (who owes whom), multi-currency Documents — file attachments on trips, places, and reservations Collab — chat, notes, polls, day-by-day attendance Vacay — personal vacation planner with calendar, 100+ country holidays, carry-over tracking Atlas — world map of visited countries, bucket list, travel stats, streak tracking, liquid-glass UI Journey — magazine-style travel journal with entries, photos (Immich/Synology), maps, moods AirTrail — connect a self-hosted AirTrail instance to import and sync flights into reservations MCP — expose TREK to AI assistants via OAuth 2.1	🤖 AI / MCP Built-in MCP server — OAuth 2.1 authenticated. 150+ tools, 30 resources Granular scopes — 27 OAuth scopes across 13 permission groups Full automation — AI can create trips, plan days, build packing lists, manage budgets, mark countries visited Pre-built prompts — trip-summary, packing-list, budget-overview Addon-aware — exposes Atlas, Collab, Vacay when those addons are on
⚙️ Admin & customisation Dashboard views — card grid or compact list · Dark mode — full theme with matching status bar 20 languages — EN, DE, ES, FR, IT, NL, HU, RU, ZH, ZH-TW, PL, CS, AR (RTL), BR, ID, TR, JA, KO, UK, GR Admin panel — users, invites, packing templates, categories, addons, API keys, backups, GitHub history Notifications — per-user preferences across email (SMTP), webhook, ntfy, and an in-app notification center Auto-backups — scheduled with configurable retention · Units — °C/°F, 12h/24h, map tile sources, default coordinates

Get started in 30 seconds

ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32) docker run -d -p 3000:3000 \
  -e ENCRYPTION_KEY=$ENCRYPTION_KEY \
  -v ./data:/app/data -v ./uploads:/app/uploads mauriceboe/trek

Open http://localhost:3000. On first boot TREK seeds an admin account — if you set ADMIN_EMAIL/ADMIN_PASSWORD those are used, otherwise the credentials are printed to the container log (docker logs trek).

  ·  Docker Compose  ·  Helm / Kubernetes  ·  Install as PWA  ·  Reverse Proxy  ·  

Tech stack

Real-time sync via WebSocket (ws). Backend on NestJS 11. State with Zustand. Auth via JWT + OAuth 2.1 + OIDC + Passkeys (WebAuthn) + TOTP MFA. Weather via Open-Meteo (no key required). Maps with Leaflet and Mapbox GL.

Docker Compose (production)

Full compose example with secure defaults

services:
  app:
    image: mauriceboe/trek:latest
    container_name: trek
    read_only: true
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    cap_drop:
      - ALL
    cap_add:
      - CHOWN
      - SETUID
      - SETGID
    tmpfs:
      - /tmp:noexec,nosuid,size=64m
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - PORT=3000
      - ENCRYPTION_KEY=${ENCRYPTION_KEY:-}   # generate with: openssl rand -hex 32
      - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
      - ALLOWED_ORIGINS=${ALLOWED_ORIGINS:-}
      - APP_URL=${APP_URL:-}                 # required for OIDC + email links
      # - FORCE_HTTPS=true                   # behind a TLS-terminating proxy
      # - TRUST_PROXY=1
      # - OIDC_ISSUER=https://auth.example.com
      # - OIDC_CLIENT_ID=trek
      # - OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=supersecret
      # - OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME=SSO
      # - OIDC_ADMIN_CLAIM=groups
      # - OIDC_ADMIN_VALUE=app-trek-admins
    volumes:
      - ./data:/app/data
      - ./uploads:/app/uploads
    restart: unless-stopped
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-qO-", "http://localhost:3000/api/health"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 15s

Then:

docker compose up -d

HTTPS notes: FORCE_HTTPS=true is optional — it adds a 301 redirect, HSTS, CSP upgrade-insecure-requests, and forces the secure cookie flag. Only use it behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy. TRUST_PROXY=1 tells the server how many proxies sit in front so real client IPs and X-Forwarded-Proto work.

Helm (Kubernetes)

helm repo add trek https://mauriceboe.github.io/TREK
helm repo update
helm install trek trek/trek

See charts/README.md for values.

Install as App (PWA)

TREK works as a Progressive Web App — no App Store needed.

1. Open TREK in the browser (HTTPS required)
2. iOS: Share ▸ Add to Home Screen
3. Android: Menu ▸ Install app (or Add to Home Screen)

TREK then launches fullscreen with its own icon, just like a native app.

Updating

Docker Compose:

docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

Docker run — reuse the original volume paths:

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

Not sure which paths you used? docker inspect trek --format '{{json .Mounts}}' before removing the container.

Your data stays in the mounted data and uploads volumes — updates never touch it.

Important

Mount only the data and uploads directories — -v ./data:/app/data -v ./uploads:/app/uploads. Never mount a volume at /app. Doing so hides the application code shipped in the image and the container fails to start with Cannot find module 'tsconfig-paths/register'. If you previously mounted /app, switch to the two mounts above; your data in data/ and uploads/ is preserved.

Rotating the Encryption Key

If you need to rotate ENCRYPTION_KEY (e.g. upgrading from a version that derived encryption from JWT_SECRET):

docker exec -it trek node --import tsx scripts/migrate-encryption.ts

The script creates a timestamped DB backup before making changes and prompts for old + new keys (input is not echoed).

Reverse Proxy

For production, put TREK behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy. TREK uses WebSockets for real-time sync, so the proxy must support WebSocket upgrades on /ws.

If you use the MCP addon, the proxy must also pass the Mcp-Session-Id header through in both directions on /mcp — Nginx and Caddy do this by default, but a proxy that strips it makes every tool call open a new session instead of reusing one. See the Reverse Proxy wiki page for details.

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     /etc/ssl/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/privkey.pem;

    # 500 MB covers backup-restore uploads (capped at 500 MB server-side).
    client_max_body_size 500m;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        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;
    }

    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_read_timeout 86400;
    }

    # Only needed if you use the MCP addon. Responses are Server-Sent Events,
    # so buffering must be off or tool results arrive late.
    location /mcp {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        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_buffering off;
        proxy_read_timeout 3600s;
    }
}

Caddy

trek.yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:3000
}

Caddy handles TLS and WebSockets automatically.

Environment variables

Full reference

Variable	Description	Default
Core
PORT	Server port	3000
NODE_ENV	Environment (production / development)	production
ENCRYPTION_KEY	At-rest encryption key for stored secrets (API keys, MFA, SMTP, OIDC). Recommended: generate with openssl rand -hex 32. If unset, falls back to data/.jwt_secret (existing installs) or auto-generates a key (fresh installs).	Auto
TZ	Timezone for logs, reminders and cron jobs (e.g. Europe/Berlin)	UTC
LOG_LEVEL	info = concise user actions, debug = verbose details	info
DEFAULT_LANGUAGE	Default language on the login page for users with no saved preference. Browser/OS language is auto-detected first; this is the fallback. Supported: de, en, es, fr, hu, nl, br, cs, pl, ru, zh, zh-TW, it, ar, id, tr, ja, ko, uk, gr	en
ALLOWED_ORIGINS	Comma-separated origins for CORS and email links	same-origin
FORCE_HTTPS	Optional. When true: 301-redirects HTTP to HTTPS, sends HSTS, adds CSP upgrade-insecure-requests, forces the session cookie secure flag. Useful behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy. Requires TRUST_PROXY.	false
HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS	When true: adds the includeSubDomains directive to the HSTS header, extending HTTPS enforcement to all subdomains. Only effective when HSTS is active (FORCE_HTTPS=true or NODE_ENV=production). Leave false if you run other services on sibling subdomains over plain HTTP.	false
COOKIE_SECURE	Controls the secure flag on the trek_session cookie. Auto-derived: on when NODE_ENV=production or FORCE_HTTPS=true. Escape hatch: set false to allow session cookies over plain HTTP. Not recommended in production.	auto
SESSION_DURATION	How long a login session stays valid when "Remember me" is unchecked (the default): sets the trek_session JWT exp and issues a browser-session cookie (cleared when the browser closes). Accepts ms-style strings: 1h, 12h, 7d, 30d, 90d. Invalid values warn at startup and fall back to the default.	24h
SESSION_DURATION_REMEMBER	Session length when "Remember me" is ticked at login: a longer-lived JWT plus a persistent trek_session cookie that survives browser restarts. Same format and startup-fallback behaviour as SESSION_DURATION.	30d
TRUST_PROXY	Number of trusted reverse proxies. Tells the server to read client IP from X-Forwarded-For and protocol from X-Forwarded-Proto. Defaults to 1 in production; off in dev unless set.	1
ALLOW_INTERNAL_NETWORK	Allow outbound requests to private/RFC-1918 IPs (e.g. Immich on your LAN). Loopback and link-local addresses remain blocked.	false
APP_URL	Public base URL of this instance (e.g. https://trek.example.com). Required when OIDC is enabled; used as base for email notification links.	—
OIDC / SSO
OIDC_ISSUER	OpenID Connect provider URL	—
OIDC_CLIENT_ID	OIDC client ID	—
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET	OIDC client secret	—
OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME	Label shown on the SSO login button	SSO
OIDC_ONLY	Force SSO-only mode: disables password login + registration, regardless of Admin > Settings. The first SSO login becomes admin.	false
OIDC_ADMIN_CLAIM	OIDC claim used to identify admin users	—
OIDC_ADMIN_VALUE	Value of the OIDC claim that grants admin role	—
OIDC_SCOPE	Space-separated OIDC scopes. Fully replaces the default — always include openid email profile.	openid email profile
OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL	Override the auto-constructed OIDC discovery endpoint (e.g. Authentik: .../application/o/trek/.well-known/openid-configuration)	—
Initial setup
ADMIN_EMAIL	Email for the first admin on initial boot. Must be set together with ADMIN_PASSWORD. If either is omitted a random password is printed to the server log. No effect once a user exists.	admin@trek.local
ADMIN_PASSWORD	Password for the first admin on initial boot. Pairs with ADMIN_EMAIL.	random
Other
DEMO_MODE	Enable demo mode (hourly data resets)	false
UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY	Optional Unsplash Access Key for trip-cover and place-image search. Without one, TREK uses Unsplash's unauthenticated endpoint, which some datacenter/VPS IPs are blocked from. Get a free key at unsplash.com/developers. Overrides any per-admin key set in Admin > Settings (where it can also be configured instead).	—
MCP_RATE_LIMIT	Max MCP API requests per user per minute	300
MCP_MAX_SESSION_PER_USER	Max concurrent MCP sessions per user. At the cap, the least-recently-active session is closed to make room	20

Data & Backups

• Database — SQLite, stored in ./data/travel.db
• Uploads — stored in ./uploads/
• Logs — ./data/logs/trek.log (auto-rotated)
• Backups — create and restore via Admin Panel
• Auto-Backups — configurable schedule and retention in Admin Panel

Data sources

The Atlas map's country and sub-national (province/county) boundaries come from geoBoundaries (Runfola et al., 2020), licensed CC BY 4.0. See NOTICE.md for full third-party attributions.

License

TREK is AGPL v3. Self-host freely for personal or internal company use. If you modify and offer TREK as a network service to third parties, your modifications must be open-sourced under the same licence.