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Model Workshop Manager

Model Workshop Manager is a self-hosted, single-user progressive web app for scale-model hobbyists to manage kits, paints, inventory, and builds, offering…

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Model Workshop Manager is a self-hosted, single-user progressive web app for scale-model hobbyists to manage kits, paints, inventory, and builds, offering barcode scanning, a starter catalog of 10,000+ paints from 30+ brands, progress photos, paint matching, shopping lists, and local backups.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

53/100 Fair

Maintained
84last commit 5 days ago
Popular
187 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
7
Open issues
0
Last commit
2026-10-17
Latest release
v1.0.0
License
MIT
Activity
declining

Checked 3 days ago - source: GitHub (Lucifix/model-workshop-manager)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 3 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • First install Open the web interface after first start and create your username and password on the one-time setup screen. Keep it on your LAN or a VPN, not the open internet. source
  • Install with Docker Use the repository's Docker quick start to deploy the app on your own server, then open the web app from a phone or desktop. source

Fetched 2 days ago - each note links to its source

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Common questions

Do I need to set up a separate database or other services?

No external services need to be wired up. It runs as one Express process with one SQLite file.

Which port should I expose in the Docker example?

The container listens on port 3000 internally. The Docker Compose example maps it to host port 8080.

How do I back up my data and photos?

Use the in-app backups, and an automated nightly snapshot is included. The data is one SQLite file, while photos are stored on disk.

Can I use it on a phone?

It can be installed as a PWA on your phone or desktop.

Does barcode scanning require an external lookup?

The optional UPCitemdb lookup is off by default. You can enable it in Settings.

Answers sourced from github.com, lucifix.github.io

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