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👻 Ghostfolio –
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<span class="text-nowrap">First months in Open Source</span>
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<div class="text-muted"><small>2022-01-05</small></div>
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In this article I would like to recap the first months running the
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open source project <a href="https://ghostfol.io">Ghostfolio</a>, a
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web-based personal finance management software.
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<h2 class="h4">From 1* to 100 stars on GitHub</h2>
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<p>
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When I decided to
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<a href="../en/blog/2021/07/hello-ghostfolio">publish</a>
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the project as
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<a href="https://github.com/ghostfolio/ghostfolio"
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>open source software</a
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>
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(OSS), I did not know what exactly to expect. In the worst case,
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nobody would care. And in the best case, the repository would be
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overrun with contributions. The truth is probably somewhere in
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between.
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In the beginning, it felt quite weird to develop in public where
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anyone can observe the progress. Stupid mistakes remain visible
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forever. But this feeling, fortunately, quickly settled. I believe
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the benefits like all the learning clearly outweigh the drawbacks
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when you just do it.
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At the end of 2021, Ghostfolio reached an important milestone:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ghostfolio_/status/1470075774640218121"
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>100 stars</a
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>
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on GitHub. This is really exciting with almost no marketing. I am a
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technical founder, so I prefer writing code over anything else. But
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there is so much more to make this project happen: writing
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documentation, maintaining bug reports and feature requests,
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supporting users and managing the community, keeping the SaaS
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running, etc.
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Reaching 100 stars will not only attract very early adopters, but
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also the early adopters. At the same time, the demands and
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expectations are also increasing.
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<h2 class="h4">What is new?</h2>
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During the last months, Ghostfolio has transformed from a one man
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project into a prospering wealth management application with 9
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contributors and counting. User feedback has directly shaped the
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direction of the product development.
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<p>These are some selected key features:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Simplified self-hosting with an
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<a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/ghostfolio/ghostfolio"
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>official Ghostfolio docker image</a
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>
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on Docker Hub
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</li>
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<li>Improved import for activities (transactions and dividend)</li>
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<li>Enriched market data for ETFs (region and industries)</li>
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<h2 class="h4">What is coming?</h2>
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<p>Here is a brief overview of what I am planning in 2022.</p>
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The goal remains to offer a simple and solid software to manage
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personal finances. Thus, the main focus is on the core
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functionality.
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My personal goal is to reach break-even with the Saas offering (<a
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[routerLink]="routerLinkPricing"
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>Ghostfolio Premium</a
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>) and regularly report about the progress and my learnings on this
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exciting journey.
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I have already started to build a
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<a
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href="https://join.slack.com/t/ghostfolio/shared_invite/zt-vsaan64h-F_I0fEo5M0P88lP9ibCxFg"
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>community</a
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>
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of users. In the future, I would like to involve more contributors
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to further extend the functionality of Ghostfolio (e.g. with new
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reports). Get in touch with me by e-mail at
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<a href="mailto:hi@ghostfol.io">hi@ghostfol.io</a> or on Twitter
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ghostfolio_">@ghostfolio_</a> if
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you are interested, I’m happy to discuss ideas.
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<p>
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I would like to say thank you for all your feedback and support
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during the last months.
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Have a great start into the new year and happy investing<br />
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Thomas from Ghostfolio
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<section class="mb-4">
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<p>* Pro Tip: add the first star to your own open source project</p>
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