Introduction

Welcome to Timecrack — a self-hosted, open source time tracking application for individuals and teams.

What is Timecrack?

Timecrack is an open source, self-hosted time tracking application that runs on your own server. It gives you and your team a clean interface to track time spent on projects and tasks, generate reports, and stay organized. Because it's self-hosted, your data stays entirely under your control — no third-party services involved.

Core Concepts

Projects

Projects are the top-level containers for organizing your work. Each project can contain multiple tasks and time entries. Create projects for clients, departments, or any grouping that makes sense for your workflow.

Tasks

Tasks break projects down into specific pieces of work. Assign tasks within a project to keep your time tracking granular and your reports meaningful.

Time Entries

Time entries are the core of Timecrack. You can start and stop a live timer or manually add time entries with a start and end time. Every entry is linked to a project and optionally a task.

Reports

Timecrack provides reports that summarize tracked time by project, task, user, or date range. Use reports to understand where time is being spent and to share summaries with your team or clients.

Getting Started

Once your administrator has set up Timecrack, you can:

Log in with the credentials provided by your admin
Create a project and add tasks
Start tracking time with the built-in timer or manual entry
Use search and filtering to find past entries
Generate reports to review your tracked time

Browser Compatibility

Timecrack works best with modern, up-to-date browsers. Supported browsers include:

Google Chrome (v90+)
Mozilla Firefox (v90+)
Microsoft Edge (v90+)
Apple Safari (v15+)

Getting Help

If you run into issues or have questions:

Browse the rest of this documentation for detailed guides
Search or open an issue on GitHub

Continue to Initial Configuration to learn how to set up your account.