I built a self-hosted period tracker because I couldn't find one worth using

https://lemmy.world/post/43939821

I built a self-hosted period tracker because I couldn't find one worth using - Lemmy.World

My wife needed a cycle tracker. Everything out there was either Flo (which got sued twice for sharing health data) or an abandoned GitHub project. So I built Ovumcy. Single Go binary, SQLite, Docker-ready. No analytics, no third-party APIs, no cloud. Your data stays on your server. Features: period tracking, symptom logging, predictions (ovulation, fertile window), statistics, CSV/JSON export, dark mode, Russian and English. Just pushed v0.2.5. Looking for feedback from real users.

I was going to recommend this to someone I know but when I realised your readme.md is entirely AI-generated, I guess the whole project is probably vibe-coded. I can’t in good conscience recommend someone trust their health data to a vide-coded app because they tend to have security problems.

Also all ai-generated code is public domain so your AGPL license is kinda empty. Might as well use MIT.

I do use AI tools while developing this project, but I also have a BSc in Computer Science. AI is a productivity tool.

Security is something I take seriously, especially since the project deals with health data. All code has test and you’re welcome to inspect the repository yourself or point out any specific security concerns if you notice them.

Regarding licensing: the AGPL license applies to the project as a whole regardless of the tools used to write parts of the code.

If you have concrete technical feedback or security issues, I’d genuinely appreciate it.

You should add a disclaimer stating that you have used an LLM. I have done so for a tool I built with an LLM that I needed, because I don’t know jackshit about coding and I am not gonna pretend I do.

It’s not realistic to expect no AI assistance in coding in 2026.

It’s also not a stand-in for a human. There’s a huge field of gray where it’s unclear how much of it was fully vibe coded vs how much is carefully hand reviewed and/or written.

I’ve been a professional developer for decades and I’ve done both. Obviously I’ve hand coded stuff for many years. The fully vibe coded stuff is personal, to test and learn the capabilities of the tech. My professional stuff I watch much more closely, and I’m much more targeted in what I’m having the AI do.

That said, if I were gonna use this I’d actually review the code. I’m not recommending this guy’s stuff, but you can’t rule it out on the basis of ai assistance alone.

It’s not realistic to expect no AI assistance in coding in 2026.

Pathetic. You have a serious skill issue, that much is true, but you need to keep it to yourself instead of sharting it out into society. Code better or go get a job you’re more qualified for, like operating a tollbooth.

Ignorance, fear, or are you just following the kid’s trend of anti-ai, pushback against corporate desperation?
None of the above, I just don’t suffer fools.