Welcome to OpenBeacon
These docs are a work in progress. We're still writing the OpenBeacon documentation, so some pages are missing or incomplete.
OpenBeacon is an open source, privacy-first family location sharing app. Your family's locations are end-to-end encrypted on your phone before they're sent, so the server that stores them can't read them.
You can use our hosted server, or run your own on your own hardware.
These docs describe OpenBeacon 1.6.0. OpenBeacon is in beta and currently available on Android only.
Where to start
- Using the app: start with Getting started.
- Running your own server: see the Self-host section.
- Contributing code: see the Contribute section.
- How your data is protected: see the Privacy & security section.
- What isn't finished yet: see What's not done yet.