# BarcodeBuddy

BarcodeBuddy is a companion app for Grocy that scans product barcodes to look up, add, and edit items in your self-hosted Grocy inventory. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid and Docker Hub.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/944/barcodebuddy

## Description

Barcode Buddy is a companion app for Grocy that scans product barcodes to look up, add, and edit items in your self-hosted Grocy inventory. It runs as a Docker container or on bare metal and pairs with an Android or web scanner; an optional Redis container can speed up lookups.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

57/100 (Fair), based on 4 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 75 (last commit 27 days ago)
- Popular: 56 (608 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)
- Light to run: 40 (4 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM)

## Links

- Documentation: https://barcodebuddy-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Forceu/barcodebuddy
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/barcodebuddy-0zwmitp0aglj1d?q=BarcodeBuddy
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/f0rc3/barcodebuddy

## Common questions

### Can I run Grocy and BarcodeBuddy together in Docker Compose?

A community guide shares a Docker Compose setup for running Grocy and BarcodeBuddy together.

### Can BarcodeBuddy's web server be used through SSH?

A Grocy community thread discusses using BarcodeBuddy's web server through SSH.

### Can I contribute to BarcodeBuddy development?

The GitHub repository invites contributions to BarcodeBuddy development.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/944/barcodebuddy), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.