Self-Hosted · Open Deployment

Track work.
Own your
data.

AssistaDesk gives your team the productivity analytics of DeskTime — screenshot capture, app tracking, attendance — running entirely on your own server. No cloud fees. No vendor lock-in.

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Tracks
Apps, URLs, idle time
Captures
Screenshots at config interval
Stores
Your own PostgreSQL instance
Runs on
Ubuntu 22.04+ · Docker or PM2
AssistaDesk — Dashboard
Time at Work
7h 42m
Productive
5h 18m
Productivity
69%
Today's Timeline
Productive
Neutral
Unprod.
Idle
Team Status
Sarah K.
84%
Alex M.
52%
Riya P.
91%
< 0.1%
CPU footprint on client
< 1 GB
screenshots / day / 100 users
100%
data sovereignty
$0
per-seat cloud fee
Features

Everything DeskTime has.
On your own server.

All features included. No tiers, no upsells. One deployment gives you the full product.

Activity Tracking
Silently logs active application windows and browser domains every 30 seconds. No manual timers. No employee action required.
< 0.1% CPU
Screenshot Capture
Periodic screen capture stored on your server. JPEG quality 40. A 100-person team generates under 1 GB per day.
12× smaller
Productivity Scoring
Every app and URL classified as Productive, Neutral, or Unproductive. Rules set globally or per department from the admin panel.
Admin-defined
Real-Time Team Wall
Automatic clock-in when the agent starts, clock-out on idle timeout or exit. Live team presence panel for managers.
Live presence
Access Approvals
New registrations require admin approval before first login. No open sign-up. Full control over who is tracked.
Full roster control
Private Time
Employees pause tracking for personal breaks. Nothing is recorded — not even a timestamp. Pause/resume from the tray icon.
GDPR-aware
Device Registry
Every machine fingerprinted: OS, hostname, display server. Admins instantly see which Linux users are on Wayland.
Wayland-aware
Self-Hosted
All data lives in your PostgreSQL instance. Next.js frontend. Runs on a $5/mo VPS with Docker Compose or PM2. No cloud dependency.
Your infra
Automatic activity trackingScreenshot capture & storageReal-time team presenceProductivity classificationSelf-hosted — your databaseOne-command Ubuntu installerNo per-seat cloud costGDPR-aware private timeAutomatic activity trackingScreenshot capture & storageReal-time team presenceProductivity classificationSelf-hosted — your databaseOne-command Ubuntu installerNo per-seat cloud costGDPR-aware private time
Compare

How AssistaDesk compares

Measured against DeskTime and Hubstaff on factors that matter for IT-managed and compliance-conscious organizations.

CapabilityAssistaDeskDeskTimeHubstaff
Self-hosted option✓——
Data stays on-premise✓——
No per-seat cloud fee✓——
Access approval flow✓——
Linux / Wayland support✓——
Screenshot capture✓✓✓
App + URL tracking✓✓✓
Attendance auto-clock✓✓✓
Private time toggle✓✓✓

Based on published pricing and feature pages as of 2026. Cloud-only plans counted as no self-host.

Install

Download & install in minutes.

Install the .deb on Ubuntu 22.04+ (X11). Dependencies are resolved automatically.

Terminal
$wget https://assistadesk.clawodoo.com/api/download/client -O assistadesk.deb
$sudo apt install ./assistadesk.deb
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Ubuntu / Debian · X11 required for screenshots

Deploy today.
Your data stays yours.

No trial period, no cloud account, no vendor relationship. Deploy the server, register your team, distribute the client.

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