A hosted version
Zeitlines is self-hosted today. That is a real answer rather than a placeholder: the source is MIT-licensed, the file-based path needs nothing but Node.js, and the project's continuous integration keeps the plain clone-and-build path working on purpose. A hosted version is being considered, and whether it gets built depends on whether people want it.
What self-hosting asks of you today
Being honest about this is the fastest way to work out whether a hosted version is worth building. Running Zeitlines yourself means:
- A Node.js 22 environment, and a static host for the built output.
- A PostgreSQL database, if you want the timelines to be editable.
- Running the migrations when you update, and keeping backups.
- Wiring up the sign-in gate if the roadmap should not be public.
None of that is hard, and all of it is work. If it is the reason you have not tried Zeitlines, that is worth knowing.
Register interest
Leave your name and an e-mail address and, if you like, a sentence about what you would use it for. It lands in our own CRM and is used for one thing: a notification about a hosted version. No newsletter, no drip sequence, and no third party.
In the meantime
- The self-hosting guide — the file-only path takes three commands
- The source on GitHub
- Open an issue if something is missing
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a hosted version of Zeitlines?
- Not today. Zeitlines is self-hosted: you run it yourself, under the MIT license, and there is no account to create and nothing to pay for. A hosted version is being considered, which is what this page is for.
- Would a hosted version replace the self-hosted one?
- No. The source stays MIT-licensed and self-hosting stays the path the project is built around — the continuous integration runs the no-credentials clone-and-build path precisely to keep it working. A hosted version would be a way to skip the operating work, not a replacement for being able to do it yourself.
- What would a hosted version have to do?
- Run the database, apply the migrations, hold the sign-in gate and keep backups — the operating work that self-hosting hands you along with the control. Which of those matters most is exactly what this page is asking.