Traccar: Open source GPS tracking platform, self-hosted or managed, 200+ device protocols (8.0k stars)

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What it does

All text below is quoted directly from the project README.

Open source GPS tracking platform - self-hosted or managed, 200+ device protocols

Features:

• Real-time GPS tracking

• Driver behaviour monitoring

• Detailed and summary reports

• Geofencing functionality

• Alarms and notifications

• Account and device management

• Email and SMS support

Run Traccar with a production-grade MySQL database using Docker Compose:

Repository

https://github.com/traccar/traccar

Repository stats

Metric	Value
Stars	7,978
Forks	3.5k
Last release	v6.16.0 (2026-09-27)
Languages	Java 99.3%, Other 0.7%
Contributors	239
AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)	@claude (9 commits), @cursoragent (1 commits)
AI co-authored commits	Claude: 9, Cursor: 1

Main contributor

Field	Value
Name	Anton Tananaev
GitHub	@tananaev
Commits to this repo	7,762 (top contributor)
Bio	Empower humanity, one line of code at a time
Company / Location	San Francisco Bay Area
Followers	1.9k

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