Bartib by nikolassv

A simple timetracker for the command line. It saves a log of all tracked activities as a plaintext file and allows you to create flexible reports.

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Verdict 53/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 2.2 years ago

Self-host Bartib on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
53 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
831
45 forks

About Bartib

From the project's README at github.com/nikolassv/bartib. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

Bartib is an easy to use time tracking tool for the command line. It saves a log of all tracked activities as a plaintext file and allows you to create flexible reports.

[](https://crates.io/crates/bartib) [](LICENSE) [](https://github.com/nikolassv/bartib/stargazers)

[](https://github.com/nikolassv/bartib/actions/workflows/test.yml) Contents Bartib Contents Tutorial How To ... How to install Bartib Download an executable With Cargo From the AUR (Arch Linux) Via homebrew Via apk (Alpine Linux) How to build Bartib Precision [How to define in which file to save the log of your activities](#how-to-define-in-which-file-to-save-the-log-of-you

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
37
maturity
66
community
78
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
24

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 831 github.com/nikolassv/bartib
GitHub forks 45 github.com/nikolassv/bartib
CRATES downloads (last month) 43 bartib

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age5.3 yearssince Feb 2021
Last commit1 months agoMar 25, 2026
Releases shipped3last: 2.2 years ago

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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