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Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by rukuu001 »

jefflombardjr wrote: post #18
overshard wrote: post #12

Hello HN, developer here. I started this Friday night because I wanted something much simpler than all the options I was given and something that I could host myself. There is a lot to do on this project still and I wanted to see what the reception was for the start. Timestrap currently does fully support time tracking and CSV exports for multiple projects and tasks. It has a full REST API and admin panel. Invoicing…

I don't know if I speak for other users, but rather than focusing on invoicing, why not tie into Quickbooks? Or similar services. i.e. There's already invoicing software. If the integration between the timesheets is the only differentiator, why rewrite the invoicing part?

This app fits a use case I had a few years ago. I was travelling and doing odd jobs (WordPress tweaks and the like) and needed something I could use to track time and generate an invoice.

QuickBooks & Xero et al were waaay more than I needed or wanted to pay for.

I ended up using the free tier of Toggl, doing a CSV export and generating a butt-ugly invoice from Excel.

If this tool were available, I'd have used it.

Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by overshard »

rukuu001 wrote: post #21
jefflombardjr wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if I speak for other users, but rather than focusing on invoicing, why not tie into Quickbooks? Or similar services. i.e. There's already invoicing software. If the integration between the timesheets is the only differentiator, why rewrite the invoicing part?

This app fits a use case I had a few years ago. I was travelling and doing odd jobs (WordPress tweaks and the like) and needed something I could use to track time and generate an invoice. QuickBooks & Xero et al were waaay more than I needed or wanted to pay for. I ended up using the free tier of Toggl, doing a CSV export and generating a butt-ugly invoice from Excel. If this tool were available, I'd have used it.

What you're describing is the exact point of this project!

Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by overshard »

nh2 wrote: post #23

What service is running the test instance? It is so slow that I first thought the app was broken, but after 8 seconds TimeToFirstByte after clicking "Add" in the "Tasks" window, my entry finally appeared.

It's Heroku with HN accessing a single "Free Tier" instance. If you install it locally or on your own server it is very fast.

Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by d0100 »

jefflombardjr wrote: post #18
overshard wrote: post #12

Hello HN, developer here. I started this Friday night because I wanted something much simpler than all the options I was given and something that I could host myself. There is a lot to do on this project still and I wanted to see what the reception was for the start. Timestrap currently does fully support time tracking and CSV exports for multiple projects and tasks. It has a full REST API and admin panel. Invoicing…

I don't know if I speak for other users, but rather than focusing on invoicing, why not tie into Quickbooks? Or similar services. i.e. There's already invoicing software. If the integration between the timesheets is the only differentiator, why rewrite the invoicing part?

Because Quickbooks is paid? I'd prefer not to have to pay a big amount of money when I can get a simple invoice system for free.

Also, I didn't find where to generate an invoice.

Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by high5ths »

Thanks for sharing! I've used Kimai [https://github.com/kimai/kimai] for a while, which offers similar functionality. Timestrap is MUCH nicer to look at, though the feature I use the most on Kimai isn't as well-implemented: the big stopwatch that adds entries quickly.

Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by overshard »

high5ths wrote: post #28

Thanks for sharing! I've used Kimai [ https://github.com/kimai/kimai ] for a while, which offers similar functionality. Timestrap is MUCH nicer to look at, though the feature I use the most on Kimai isn't as well-implemented: the big stopwatch that adds entries quickly.

Kimai does handle the stop watch functionality much better than I do right now. This is a huge feature for me personally so I do plan on making it much better.

Re: Show HN: Timestrap – Self-hosted online time tracking

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Post by ianstormtaylor »

overshard wrote: post #12

Hello HN, developer here. I started this Friday night because I wanted something much simpler than all the options I was given and something that I could host myself. There is a lot to do on this project still and I wanted to see what the reception was for the start. Timestrap currently does fully support time tracking and CSV exports for multiple projects and tasks. It has a full REST API and admin panel. Invoicing…

Just wanted to say that for a project started on Friday, (or really any project), the readme is really well done!
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