Kept is an open-source, Docker-hosted inventory system that tracks your physical items, receipts, and warranties down to the specific box and shelf. Written for homelabs needing at least two CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM, it includes optional AI-assisted capture via your own API key, QR label generation, and nightly restic backups. You can try the whole app with sample data in your browser before committing to an installation.
It is worth setting up if you have genuine organizational sprawl across a house, garage, or storage unit and want your data kept strictly local. The catch is that managing physical locations, printing QR labels, and photographing receipts requires real maintenance discipline to actually stay useful. If you are not going to scan the boxes when you pack them, the software will not help you.
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