Quick update post for the new v1.0.0-rc.4 release.
LiftTrace is a self-hosted lifting tracker I posted here a few days ago. It's an open, AGPL-3.0 alternative to subscription apps like Strong ($5/mo), Hevy ($6/mo Pro), Jefit ($7/mo Pro), Fitbod (~$80/yr), and the coaching tier of Trainerize / Caliber. Single Docker container, PWA plus a signed Android APK.
Repo: https://github.com/TraceApps/lifttrace
Image: ghcr.io/traceapps/lifttrace
Latest release (with APK): https://github.com/TraceApps/lifttrace/releases/latest
Full changelog: https://github.com/TraceApps/lifttrace/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
What's new in v1.0.0-rc.4
- NutriTrace federation: if you also self-host my sister app (NutriTrace), each completed workout's estimated calories burned auto-logs to your NutriTrace diary. Wearable data (Fitbit / Garmin / Health Connect) still wins for overlap so you don't double-count. Set up in Settings → Integrations → NutriTrace with a personal access token.
- Editable workout duration on the completion summary: the Duration tile is now a button. Tap to pick from quick presets (30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 120 min) or enter a custom value. Useful for the "forgot to start the timer" case, and the kcal estimate updates live.
- Fallback kcal estimate when no duration was tracked, derived from completed set count and badged "rough" so you know it's less precise than a timed session.
- Persistent "Connected" pill on the federation card so you can tell at a glance the integration is still healthy, plus a shared loading spinner across Diary, Programs, Coaching, Exercise detail, Statistics, and the Workout editor.
- Polish pass: stronger affordance on the editable Duration tile, title-case sweep across about 20 button and menu labels, better error surfacing for Settings → Backup and Radio when the upstream isn't reachable, and a small wizard celebration screen at the end of first-run setup.
- Fixed: workout-complete notification firing on every set toggle when re-opening a completed workout's summary (rc.3 caught the main flow; this patches the toggle edge case).
What's in it (full feature list)
- Diary with sets, reps, weights, RPE, persistent rest timer that survives navigation, supersets, warm-up generator, and natural-language Smart Add (e.g. "bench 3x5 @ 225, A1: curls 3x12 @ 30").
- Programs: build mesocycles, assign templates by day, progress through weeks.
- Exercises: full library from wger, free-exercise-db, and exercisedb, plus your own custom entries with images, GIFs, or YouTube links.
- Statistics: volume, PRs, frequency, body stats trends, RPE overlays, sparklines.
- Coaching: trainers can prescribe workouts to athletes, leave per-set feedback, two-way reply threads. Replaces a Trainerize or Caliber subscription for small training rosters.
- Trace AI: optional chat coach, multi-provider (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint like Ollama, LM Studio, DeepSeek, Groq). BYOK, opt-in, disabled by default.
- Radio: built-in music player for Subsonic, Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby libraries plus Icecast, Shoutcast, and HLS streaming stations. Lockscreen controls, now-playing metadata, frequency visualizer on the FAB.
- OIDC SSO: Authentik, Keycloak, Pocket ID, Authelia, Auth0, Google, anything OIDC 1.0. Multi-provider supported.
- Import from Strong, Hevy, FitNotes, and Jefit CSV exports so you can leave your existing app in about a minute.
- Android: local SQLite mirror with optional server sync, native ExoPlayer for radio, biometric sign-in, signed release APK on every release.
Deployment
services:
lifttrace:
image: ghcr.io/traceapps/lifttrace:latest
ports:
- "3002:3003"
volumes:
- ./data:/data
environment:
JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET} # required in production
INSECURE_COOKIES: "1" # only if not terminating TLS
docker compose up -d, browse to http://localhost:3002/, finish the first-run wizard. Full env-var reference, reverse-proxy examples (Caddy, nginx), OIDC setup, SMTP setup, and the four supported "connecting from Android" paths are in DEPLOY.md.
Signed APK SHA-256 is published with each GitHub Release for verification. Debug APK (accepts HTTP and self-signed certs) is npm run android:debug for LAN-only setups.
No telemetry, no analytics, no anonymous usage pings. The app phones home only to your own server, or doesn't phone home at all in Android local mode.
