What is sprout-track?

Sprout Track is a baby activity tracking application that runs on your own server. It lets families and caretakers log feeds, naps, diaper changes, baths, measurements, medicine, milestones, and other activities. The app provides a daily dashboard with live statistics, a monthly calendar with color-coded entries, growth charts with percentile curves, and PDF report cards. A fullscreen Nursery Mode works well on a tablet at the crib. The interface supports a dark theme and five languages. Push notifications alert caretakers when activities are recorded. A REST webhook API with API keys enables integration with Home Assistant, Grafana, NFC tags, and other automation tools. The software installs via Docker (with SQLite or PostgreSQL 14+) or locally with Node.js 22+. Self-hosting has no cost; a managed cloud version is offered at $2.99 per month. The license is a custom non-commercial share-alike license.

Should you self-host sprout-track?

sprout-track scores 48/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #15 of 31 in Health & Fitness. It has 398 GitHub stars.

It shipped 20 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 1.6.8, came out on 12 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 4 days.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is wger (73/100, 7 199 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See sprout-track vs wger side by side.

Features

Activity Tracking
Backup & Restore
Calendar View
Contact Tracking
Full Activity Log & Export
Growth Charts & Reports
Huckleberry Import
Multi-Caretaker PINs
Multi-Family Support
Multi-language Support
Nursery Mode
Push Notifications
REST Webhook API

How to configure sprout-track

APP_URLApplication URL for cron job to reach notification API
Application URL for cron job to reach notification API
AUTH_LIFE86400Access token validity period in seconds
Access token validity period in seconds
COOKIE_SECUREfalseRequire HTTPS for cookies
Require HTTPS for cookies
values: true, false
DATABASE_PROVIDERsqliteDatabase backend: sqlite or postgresql
Database backend: sqlite or postgresql
values: sqlite, postgresql
DATABASE_URLfile:../db/baby-tracker.db (local), file:/db/baby-tracker.db (Docker)Database connection string
Database connection string
ENABLE_NOTIFICATIONStrueBuild notification infrastructure into the app
Build notification infrastructure into the app
values: true, false
ENC_HASHAuto-generatedAES-256 encryption key for file sensitive database field encryption
AES-256 encryption key for file sensitive database field encryption
HOOKS_RATE_LIMIT_READS_PER_MINUTE60Webhook API read rate limit per key
Webhook API read rate limit per key
HOOKS_RATE_LIMIT_WRITES_PER_MINUTE30Webhook API write rate limit per key
Webhook API write rate limit per key
JWT_SECRETAuto-generatedSecret used to sign JWT auth tokens
Secret used to sign JWT auth tokens
LOG_DATABASE_URLfile:../db/api-logs.db (local), file:/db/baby-tracker-logs.db (Docker)Connection string for the API log database
Connection string for the API log database
NODE_ENVproduction (Docker)Node environment
Node environment
values: development, production
NOTIFICATION_CRON_SECRETAuto-generatedBearer token securing the notification cron endpoint
Bearer token securing the notification cron endpoint
PORT3000Host port mapping (Docker only)
Host port mapping (Docker only)
REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFE604800Refresh token lifetime in seconds
Refresh token lifetime in seconds
ROOT_DOMAINRoot domain for the application
Root domain for the application
TZTimezone for the container
Timezone for the container
VAPID_PRIVATE_KEYVAPID private key for push subscriptions
VAPID private key for push subscriptions
VAPID_PUBLIC_KEYVAPID public key for push subscriptions
VAPID public key for push subscriptions
VAPID_SUBJECTmailto:notifications@sprouttrack.appmailto: URI identifying the application
mailto: URI identifying the application