HortusFox
A self-hosted collaborative plant management system. Manage plants, locations, tasks, inventory, calendar, chat, and more with multiple users.
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Self-hosted plant management with multi-user collaboration, tasks, and weather integration.
Core Features
- Add plants with details, photos, and custom locations
- Tasks, inventory, calendar, search, history log
- Weather forecasts and plant identification (external APIs)
- Group chat, user roles, admin dashboard
- Themes, backups, REST API
What It Can't Do
- •Weather and plant ID features require external API keys; cron jobs must be set up for reminders; database may need manual creation if installer fails; HTTPS recommended in production.
Use Cases
- Families or small teams managing indoor/garden plants
- Plant enthusiasts tracking care schedules and reminders
- Plant shops or nurseries managing inventory
- Sharing a plant collection with friends for collaborative care
Detailed Introduction
HortusFox is a self-hosted plant management system that allows you to manage all your plants in your own environment. You can add plants with details and photos, assign them to custom locations, and view a dashboard with overviews. It features a warning system for plant care, user authentication, tasks, inventory, calendar, search, group chat, history log, weather forecasts, plant identification, themes, admin dashboard, reminders, backups, and a REST API. It supports collaborative management, so multiple users can work together. Installation is easy via Docker, installer, or manual setup with PHP and MariaDB.
Troubleshooting & FAQ (2)
TroubleshootingHow to prevent arbitrary script execution in the /public directory of hortusfox-web?
The vulnerability has been patched in commit 1237f40. Update to the latest version of hortusfox-web to apply the fix. No additional configuration is required.
informationalWhy were the big tech social media links removed from hortusfox-web?
The links were removed to align the project with digital sovereignty principles. The removal was implemented in commit 197c2bd8f4e2d4def3de14f88cb76e0781811cc3. If you need to restore them, revert that commit.
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Step 1: Deploy via Docker - clone repo, edit docker-compose.yml with admin email and password
Step 2: Run 'docker compose up -d' to start services
Step 3: Visit http://localhost:8080, log in with admin account, configure settings and add plants
- Step 1: Deploy via Docker - clone repo, edit docker-compose.yml with admin email and password
- Step 2: Run 'docker compose up -d' to start services
- Step 3: Visit http://localhost:8080, log in with admin account, configure settings and add plants
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Stop service: 'docker compose down -v' (removes volumes). For manual install, delete project folder and drop the database.
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