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Groly
What it is
Groly is a free, open, mobile-first progressive web app combining grocery lists, meal planning, and health tracking. Shared shopping lists support multiple users, real-time synchronization, offline edits, barcode scanning, automatic categories, and item suggestions. The health tracker records supplements, water, caffeine, meditation, and mood, with history views and PDF export. A food diary tracks calories and macros using generic foods and branded product data from Open Food Facts. Users can create recipes, import recipes by URL, plan meals by week, and add ingredients to shopping lists. Barcode and product lookups use Open Food Facts, Open Products Facts, and Open Beauty Facts, with results routed through the Groly server and cached in SQLite. Groly runs in Docker, offers an Unraid option, and stores its database in a mounted volume. HTTPS is required for PWA installation, offline mode, push notifications, camera access, and secure production cookies. There is no open registration; an administrator sends single-use invitations expiring after 48 hours.
For and against
For
- Shared lists support real-time and offline edits
- Health history can be exported as PDF
- Recipes can be imported by URL
- Barcode scanning and product lookups
- Free self-hosted deployment
Against
- Docker image is built for linux/amd64
- HTTPS required for several features
- No open user registration
- Administrator invitations expire after 48 hours
The verdict
Groly combines shopping, nutrition, recipes, and health logs in one self-hosted PWA. Its free model is useful for private deployments, provided HTTPS and invitation controls are acceptable.
Who it suits
Groly suits households or groups sharing shopping and meal planning while tracking personal health information. It is aimed at self-hosted users comfortable with Docker and administrator invitations.
Plans and prices
Free
Self-hosted · Docker · no open registration; admin invites users
Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Access control
- There is no open registration; an admin invites users through single-use links that expire after 48 hours.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Groly runs as a Docker container, has an Unraid install option, and stores its SQLite database in a mounted data volume.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Health tracker
- The tracker covers supplements, water, caffeine, meditation, and mood, with history views and PDF export.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Barcode and food lookups use Open Food Facts, Open Products Facts, and Open Beauty Facts, with lookups routed through the Groly server and cached in SQLite.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The Docker image is built for linux/amd64, and HTTPS must be configured for several app features to work.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Nutrition
- The food diary tracks calories and macros, using built-in generic foods and branded product data from Open Food Facts.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Recipes
- Users can create recipes, import them by URL, plan meals by week, and add recipe ingredients to shopping lists.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- HTTPS is required for PWA installation, offline mode, push notifications, camera access, and production secure session cookies.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Shared lists
- Shopping lists support multiple users, real-time sync, offline edits, barcode scanning, automatic categories, and item suggestions.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Support and price
- The maker describes Groly as free and open, built in spare time, with voluntary coffee donations and nothing expected in return.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Groly combines grocery lists, health and nutrition tracking, and meal planning in a mobile-first progressive web app.github.com · read 2 Oct 2026
