Know where your team's time goes. Without the enterprise price tag.
ArchTrack is a simple, private employee tracking system for small businesses. See who's working, what they're working on, and where time gets wasted — all in real-time.
See your entire team at a glance:
- Who's online and working right now
- What app or website they're using
- How productive they are (0-100% score)
- Total hours worked today
- Suspicious activity alerts (YouTube, social media, etc.)
Just ask questions in plain English:
- "Who was most productive today?"
- "How much time did Ahmed spend on emails?"
- "Who's burning out?"
- "What can Sarah do better?"
No reports to run. No spreadsheets. Just ask.
Your employees install a small desktop app. It runs silently and tracks:
- Time spent in each app/website
- Project assignments
- Idle time (breaks, away from desk)
- Productive vs unproductive time
No manual entry. No timesheets.
- Architecture firms — Track billable hours per project
- Manufacturing — Office vs floor time visibility
- Design studios — Client work vs admin time
- Any small business with 5-50 employees
Option A: DigitalOcean (Easiest)
- Create a DigitalOcean account
- Create a Droplet (Ubuntu, $5/month plan)
- SSH into your droplet and run:
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/maximizeGPT/Archtrack/main/deploy-enterprise.sh | bash- Your dashboard is now live at
http://YOUR_DROPLET_IP:3001
Option B: Your Own Server If you have a server or VPS, just run the deploy script above.
- Open your dashboard URL in a browser
- Click "Employees" in the sidebar
- Add each team member (name, department, hourly rate)
- Each employee gets a unique ID
Currently, the desktop tracker requires manual setup. Here's how:
On each employee's Mac or Windows computer:
- Download the code:
git clone https://github.com/maximizeGPT/Archtrack.git
cd Archtrack/desktop- Install and build:
npm install
npm run build- Run the tracker:
npm start- Enter their unique ID (from Step 2) when prompted
The tracker will start automatically on login and run silently in the background.
Need help? The desktop tracker setup requires some technical knowledge. Consider hiring a developer for 1-2 hours to set this up for all employees.
| Feature | ArchTrack | Other Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (open source) | $10-50/employee/month |
| Setup | 5 minutes | Hours of configuration |
| Privacy | Your data stays on your computer | Sent to cloud servers |
| AI Insights | Built-in (ask anything) | Expensive add-on |
| Complexity | Simple, focused | Bloated with features |
Q: Is this spying on my employees? A: No. It's transparency, not surveillance. Employees see the same dashboard you do. No keystroke logging, no screenshots, no camera access. Just time spent in apps.
Q: Will it slow down their computers? A: No. The tracker uses less than 1% CPU. Most employees won't notice it's running.
Q: What if someone works from home? A: The tracker works anywhere. Data syncs when they're back in the office, or you can set up cloud sync for remote teams.
Q: Can employees see their own data? A: Yes. Full transparency. They can see their productivity, time breakdown, and compare to team averages.
Q: What about privacy? A: All data stays local by default. No third-party servers. You own everything.
Q: I have multiple offices. Will this work? A: Yes. You have two options:
- One central server (recommended) — Set up one DigitalOcean droplet ($5/month). All employees at all locations connect to it over the internet. Simple, cheap, data centralized.
- Separate server per location — Each office gets its own server. More complex, but data stays local to each office.
For most small businesses, one central server works perfectly.
For the dashboard (your computer):
- Mac, Windows, or Linux
- Node.js 18+ (free download)
- 2GB RAM
For employee trackers:
- Mac or Windows
- 100MB disk space
- Internet connection (for syncing)
Dashboard showing real-time team activity
AI assistant answering "Who was most productive today?"
Employee detail view with time breakdown
Installation issues? Open an issue on GitHub.
Feature requests? Start a discussion.
Custom setup? Hire a developer (this is open source).
ArchTrack was built for my uncle's architecture firm. He needed visibility into his team's time without paying $500/month for enterprise software.
Now he can:
- See who's actually working on billable projects
- Identify time-wasters (YouTube, social media)
- Catch burnout before it happens
- Have data-driven conversations with employees
No micromanagement. Just visibility.
Free to use, modify, and sell. MIT License.
Built with ❤️ for small business owners who deserve big tools.