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Dev tools · August 11, 2019

Personal Management System

Hello HN, I posted an early version of this back in 2021 (it did well here — got a lot of feedback). Since then I kept building it as a self-hosted alternative to juggling separate apps for passwords, notes, files, finances, contacts, etc. — one place, self-hosted, no cloud dependency. Recently I shipped v2.0 with a full UI redesign: - dropped jQuery in favor of Vue.js - frontend is now a standalone project, with the original tool serving as backend - more modern, slicker UI, and mobile friendly - added TypeScript support - moved the build to Vite Backend is still PHP/Symfony based —…

Personal Management System launched on August 11, 2019 with 153 votes, #154 of 3,185 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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In plain words

Personal Management System is a life organization tool launched in 2019. It helps users manage various aspects of their personal lives through a structured system. The product is available on GitHub, making it accessible to those comfortable with code-based tools. It serves individuals looking for a customizable approach to organizing tasks, goals, and daily activities without relying on commercial platforms.

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From the sources

Your web application for managing personal data. Contribute to Volmarg/personal-management-system development by creating an account on GitHub.

It's easier to understand this web application when you think about a CMS (WordPress) or CRM (SugarCRM); the logic behind this system is very similar to those two. My PMS may offer fewer possibilities than those systems above, but it just does what I want it to do. Additionally, writing extensions is not too hard, depending on the logic required. Anyone with development knowledge can pretty much write their own extensions for personal needs. I decided to create my own system, because playing around with tons of plugins for WordPress and writing customizations to some existing CRMs would take me as much time as writing my own system and by knowing the logic from its core it's easier for me…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hello HN, I posted an early version of this back in 2021 (it did well here — got a lot of feedback). Since then I kept building it as a self-hosted alternative to juggling separate apps for passwords, notes, files, finances, contacts, etc. — one place, self-hosted, no cloud dependency. Recently I shipped v2.0 with a…

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