Self-Hosted Subscription Butler

A self-hostable dashboard for subscription due dates, spend, and notifications

Problem

A V2EX user asks for a self-hosted FOSS subscription manager, showing that current options are either cloud SaaS (privacy concerns) or mobile apps (can't self-host). Heavy users juggle growing numbers of subscriptions but lack a central place to track due dates, spend, and alerts.

Solution

A Docker-deployable subscription dashboard: enter name, amount, cycle, and payment method; auto-calculate monthly/yearly totals; send due-date reminders via email, Telegram, or ntfy; support multi-currency and shared family accounts.

Users

Self-hosting enthusiasts, tech users with many SaaS/streaming subscriptions, privacy-conscious household finance managers

MVP

One-command Docker Compose deploy; manual entry plus CSV import; due-date countdown and monthly spend stats; email/Telegram/ntfy notification channels; multi-currency conversion.

Revenue

Open-source core free; hosted version (zero-ops) at $3/month; enterprise tier with SSO and audit logs.

Why now

The self-hosting community keeps growing while subscription consumption became the norm in 2025, giving indie devs a privacy-first bookkeeping niche shippable in two weeks.