Different teams were using whiteboards, spreadsheets, or chat messages and it was messy for operational teams that just needed a quick "who is around" view.
So I built a simple real-time dashboard that shows everyone's status at a glance.
It runs locally, has no external dependencies, and can be deployed in a few minutes.
Technically it's a small Node.js application using a SQLite database with a simple web dashboard, designed to run entirely on-prem without requiring cloud services.
It has been running internally for a while and is now also running in production inside a government environment, so I decided to clean it up and release it publicly.
Curious what the HN crowd thinks.
ScottHudson•8h ago
For context, this originally started as a very small internal tool because different teams were tracking presence using spreadsheets, whiteboards, and chat status which became messy for operational teams.
Technically it's a simple Node.js app with a SQLite database and a lightweight web dashboard designed to run entirely on-prem with no external dependencies.
Curious how other teams handle this problem.