What is JobSync?

JobSync is an open-source workspace for running a job search, aimed at people who want applications, resumes and interview prep kept on their own server. It records each application by company, title, dates and status, then layers AI on top: scored resume reviews with written feedback, resume-versus-posting match analysis, drafted cover letters, and structured data extraction when you bring in an existing PDF or Word resume. Scheduled automations poll Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby career boards for roles at companies you follow, rank the hits with a quick on-device scoring pass, and only spend an AI comparison on the best candidates before you choose to keep one. A docked chat assistant drives the same analyses from any page, and a built-in MCP server lets outside AI agents log jobs or interview questions after you approve them. Remaining modules cover tasks and timed activity logs, recruiter contacts, per-company pages, a tagged interview question bank, resume PDF export in two layouts, and one-zip backup with undo-able restore. Self-hosting means cloning the repo and running docker compose; the app serves ghcr.io/gsync/jobsync on port 3737, you create your own account at first launch, and AI keys go in under Settings — with Ollama as the default provider so nothing has to leave your hardware. The project states no subscription and no paid tiers, while a hosted cloud offering is waitlist-only.

Should you self-host JobSync?

JobSync scores 53/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #10 of 38 in Personal Productivity. It has 1 471 GitHub stars.

It shipped 10 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v1.1.22, came out on 11 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 10 days.

Setup is easy: most people get it running in one sitting. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is LanguageTool (75/100, 15 206 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See JobSync vs LanguageTool side by side.

Features

AI Chat Assistant
AI cover letter generation
AI job matching
AI resume review
Application tracking
Automated job discovery
Backup and Restore
Company pages
Contact Management
Interview question bank
MCP Server
Resume import from PDF/Word
Resume PDF export
Search progress dashboard
Task and activity tracking

How to configure JobSync

AUTH_SECRETAuto-generated if not set. To set manually: `openssl rand -base64 32`
Auto-generated if not set. To set manually: `openssl rand -base64 32`
AUTH_TRUST_HOSTtrueRequired when the app is not served from localhost (homelab ip, reverse proxy)
Required when the app is not served from localhost (homelab ip, reverse proxy)
DATABASE_URL
DEEPSEEK_API_KEYDeepSeek API Key - get from https://platform.deepseek.com
DeepSeek API Key - get from https://platform.deepseek.com
ENCRYPTION_KEYEncrypts the API keys you save in Settings. Set your own (`openssl rand -base64 32`) before adding any keys, and never change it afterwards — a new value makes every stored API key unrecoverable.
Encrypts the API keys you save in Settings. Set your own (`openssl rand -base64 32`) before adding any keys, and never change it afterwards — a new value makes every stored API key unrecoverable.
GEMINI_API_KEYGoogle Gemini API Key - get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
Google Gemini API Key - get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
MCP_ENABLEDSet to `false` to turn off the MCP server. Enabled by default in `docker-compose.yml`.
Set to `false` to turn off the MCP server. Enabled by default in `docker-compose.yml`.
NEXTAUTH_URLThe address you open JobSync at. Defaults to `http://localhost:3737`; on a homelab server, use the server's IP or hostname.
The address you open JobSync at. Defaults to `http://localhost:3737`; on a homelab server, use the server's IP or hostname.
OLLAMA_BASE_URLFor homelab server, if you ollama is running on server, change the following to your ollamma ip ex: http://192.168.x.x:12345
For homelab server, if you ollama is running on server, change the following to your ollamma ip ex: http://192.168.x.x:12345
OPENAI_API_KEY
OPENROUTER_API_KEYOpenRouter API Key - get from https://openrouter.ai/keys
OpenRouter API Key - get from https://openrouter.ai/keys
OTEL_CAPTURE_CONTENTAlso captures prompt/response content on LLM spans — has no effect unless OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT above is also set
Also captures prompt/response content on LLM spans — has no effect unless OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT above is also set
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINTObservability (OTel traces + logs to a self-hosted OpenObserve instance) Off by default — leave all four commented out for no change in behaviour. Base URL only; the app appends /v1/traces and /v1/logs itself
Observability (OTel traces + logs to a self-hosted OpenObserve instance) Off by default — leave all four commented out for no change in behaviour. Base URL only; the app appends /v1/traces and /v1/logs itself
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
TZYour timezone (e.g. `America/Edmonton`). Set this on remote servers to avoid activity time shifts.
Your timezone (e.g. `America/Edmonton`). Set this on remote servers to avoid activity time shifts.