NOMAD

Navigation Organizer for Maps, Activities & Destinations

A self-hosted travel planner for organizing trips, places, budgets, packing lists, and more.

Features

• Drag & Drop Planner — Organize places into day plans with drag & drop reordering
• Interactive Map — Leaflet map with place markers, route visualization, and customizable tile sources
• Google Places Search — Search and auto-fill place details including ratings, reviews, and opening hours (requires API key)
• Weather Forecasts — Current weather and 5-day forecasts for your destinations (requires API key)
• Budget Tracking — Category-based expenses with pie chart, per-person/per-day splitting, and multi-currency support
• Packing Lists — Grouped checklists with progress tracking, drag & drop reordering, and smart suggestions
• Reservations — Track booking status, confirmation numbers, and reservation details
• File Storage — Attach documents, tickets, and PDFs to your trips (up to 50 MB per file)
• Photo Gallery — Upload and manage trip photos with lightbox view
• PDF Export — Export complete trip plans as PDF
• Multi-User — Invite members to collaborate on shared trips
• Day Notes — Add notes to individual days
• Admin Panel — User management, global categories, API key configuration, and backups
• Auto-Backups — Scheduled backups with configurable interval and retention
• Dark Mode — Full light and dark theme support
• Multilingual — English and German (i18n)
• 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
• State: Zustand
• Auth: JWT
• Maps: Leaflet + 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
      # - JWT_SECRET=optional-set-for-persistent-sessions
    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).

Example with Caddy:

nomad.yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:3000
}

Optionally restrict CORS by adding to environment:

- ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://nomad.yourdomain.com

Optional API Keys

API keys are configured in the Admin Panel after login.

Google Maps (Place Search)

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 → API Keys → Google Maps

OpenWeatherMap (Weather Forecasts)

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

MIT