# DerbyNet

> Self-hosted Pinewood Derby race manager with real-time check-in, scheduling, live displays, instant replay, and awards. Runs on Docker, Windows, Mac, Linux, or Pi.

- **Category:** Community
- **Licence:** Other
- **Latest version:** v11.0
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** JavaScript, PHP
- **Platforms:** Docker
- **Tags:** Real Time, Event Management, Web Based, Docker, Open Source, Php, Kiosk, Self Hosted, Pinewood Derby, Race Management, Scouting, Instant Replay

## Description

DerbyNet is a self-hosted, open-source system for running Pinewood Derby and similar racing events. It operates a web server with a database that connects multiple browser-based stations: check-in desks that can capture photos, a main race screen with instant video replay, a coordinator dashboard for building schedules and controlling the race, and kiosk displays for on-deck, slideshow, and award presentations. A mobile check-in page works on phones. Scheduling uses a well-known partial-perfect algorithm with optional lane rotation. Results can be exported to CSV, XLSX, or ODS. Online balloting lets the audience vote on design awards, and live-streaming guidance is provided. The server runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, or a Raspberry Pi via Docker or native installers, with a free cloud-hosted alternative. Hardware timers connect through the cross-platform DerbyTimer or an in-browser Web Serial interface; SuperTimer II is experimentally supported. MySQL/MariaDB was dropped in favor of an embedded database.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/jeffpiazza/derbynet)
- [Website](https://derbynet.org)
- [Docker](jeffpiazza/derbynet_server)
- [Demo](https://hosting.derbynet.org/playground.php)
- [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRRZXkPs1eFTVd29eFsxGxg)
- [Free Cloud Hosting Signup](https://hosting.derbynet.org/signup.php)
- [Documentation](https://derbynet.org/builds/docs.php)

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