NOMAD

Navigation Organizer for Maps, Activities & Destinations

A self-hosted, real-time collaborative travel planner for organizing trips with interactive maps, budgets, packing lists, and more.

Features

• Real-Time Collaboration — Plan together via WebSocket live sync — changes appear instantly across all connected users
• Interactive Map — Leaflet map with marker clustering, route visualization, and customizable tile sources
• Google Places Integration — Search places, auto-fill details including ratings, reviews, opening hours, and photos (requires API key)
• Drag & Drop Planner — Organize places into day plans with reordering and cross-day moves
• Weather Forecasts — Current weather and 5-day forecasts with smart caching (requires API key)
• Budget Tracking — Category-based expenses with pie chart, per-person/per-day splitting, and multi-currency support
• Packing Lists — Categorized checklists with progress tracking, color coding, and smart suggestions
• Reservations & Bookings — Track flights, hotels, restaurants with status, confirmation numbers, and file attachments
• Document Manager — Attach documents, tickets, and PDFs to trips, places, or reservations (up to 50 MB per file)
• PDF Export — Export complete trip plans as PDF with images and notes
• Multi-User — Invite members to collaborate on shared trips with role-based access
• Admin Panel — User management, create users, global categories, API key configuration, and backups
• Auto-Backups — Scheduled backups with configurable interval and retention
• Route Optimization — Auto-optimize place order and export to Google Maps
• Day Notes — Add timestamped notes to individual days
• Dark Mode — Full light and dark theme support
• Multilingual — English and German (i18n)
• Mobile Friendly — Responsive design with touch-optimized controls
• Customizable — Temperature units, time format (12h/24h), map tile sources, default coordinates

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js 22 + Express + SQLite (node:sqlite)
• Frontend: React 18 + Vite + Tailwind CSS
• Real-Time: WebSocket (ws)
• State: Zustand
• Auth: JWT
• Maps: Leaflet + react-leaflet-cluster + Google Places API (optional)
• Weather: OpenWeatherMap API (optional)
• Icons: lucide-react

Quick Start

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data -v ./uploads:/app/uploads mauriceboe/nomad

The app runs on port 3000. The first user to register becomes the admin.

Docker Compose (recommended for production)

services:
  app:
    image: mauriceboe/nomad:latest
    container_name: nomad
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - PORT=3000
    volumes:
      - ./data:/app/data
      - ./uploads:/app/uploads
    restart: unless-stopped

docker compose up -d

Updating

docker pull mauriceboe/nomad
docker rm -f nomad
docker run -d --name nomad -p 3000:3000 -v /your/data:/app/data -v /your/uploads:/app/uploads --restart unless-stopped mauriceboe/nomad

Or with Docker Compose: docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

Your data is persisted in the mounted data and uploads volumes.

Reverse Proxy (recommended)

For production, put NOMAD behind a reverse proxy with HTTPS (e.g. Nginx, Caddy, Traefik).

Important: NOMAD uses WebSockets for real-time sync. Your reverse proxy must support WebSocket upgrades on the /ws path.

Nginx

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name nomad.yourdomain.com;
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name nomad.yourdomain.com;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/privkey.pem;

    location /ws {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_read_timeout 86400;
    }

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

Caddy

Caddy handles WebSocket upgrades automatically:

nomad.yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:3000
}

Optional API Keys

API keys are configured in the Admin Panel after login. Keys set by the admin are automatically shared with all users — no per-user configuration needed.

Google Maps (Place Search & Photos)

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Create a project and enable the Places API (New)
3. Create an API key under Credentials
4. In NOMAD: Admin Panel → Settings → Google Maps

OpenWeatherMap (Weather Forecasts)

1. Sign up at OpenWeatherMap
2. Get a free API key
3. In NOMAD: Admin Panel → Settings → OpenWeatherMap

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/mauriceboe/NOMAD.git
cd NOMAD
docker build -t nomad .

Data & Backups

• Database: SQLite, stored in ./data/travel.db
• Uploads: Stored in ./uploads/
• Backups: Create and restore via Admin Panel
• Auto-Backups: Configurable schedule and retention in Admin Panel

License

AGPL-3.0