# Project pack: wanderer @ decc557

Facts about **wanderer** for an AI following the [BespokeAI handover guide](https://handoff.bespokeai.software/guide/v4.md). Pinned to one version; never changes after publication.

> wanderer is a self-hosted trail database. You can upload or draw routes, see distance, elevation and photos, log your own completed hikes, build lists, and follow other people on a federated network. It is built for walkers, runners and cyclists who want to keep their trails.

## Setup path (checked 2026-11-03)
- **Needs Docker.** Tell the person before any setup work; no light non-Docker route is documented upstream. A from-source install is documented but needs several services. Docker Desktop on Windows may need a computer restart and an admin-only Windows feature (virtualisation); say so and let the person decide.
- Verdict source: https://wanderer.to/
- You may be unable to download source archives or run commands in this session. The person downloads and runs things; if you cannot fetch something, give any changed file in full in chat with its path.

## Version and source
- Repository: https://github.com/open-wanderer/wanderer
- Pinned commit: `decc55787ba063216bc5068bc1c525c8c0dfd826`. Use exactly this version.
- Zip the person can download in a browser: https://github.com/open-wanderer/wanderer/archive/decc55787ba063216bc5068bc1c525c8c0dfd826.zip
- Fresh checkout (only if you have a shell and git): use the commands below in an empty folder. If this exact source is already checked out, keep your branch and use the development command; do not clone again or reset local changes.
- Official docs: https://wanderer.to/
- Live demo: https://demo.wanderer.to. Shared demo. Don't enter real data.
- Licence: **AGPL-3.0-only**. Free to use and change. If other people use your changed version, including over a network (for example a website you host for them), you must offer them your source code under the same licence. Using it privately for yourself or your household has no extra obligations.

## Commands from the pinned source
- Developer commands (they may use Docker):

  ```sh
  git clone https://github.com/open-wanderer/wanderer bespoke-wanderer
  cd bespoke-wanderer
  git checkout --detach decc55787ba063216bc5068bc1c525c8c0dfd826
  # Prepare development requirements and local configuration first.
  cd db
  go run main.go serve
  ```

- Separate trial of the current upstream release (not your changes; sample data and a separate data directory only):

  ```sh
  curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-wanderer/wanderer/main/docker-compose.yml
  # set MEILI_MASTER_KEY and ORIGIN in the file first
  docker compose up -d
  # then open http://localhost:3000
  ```
- Tools these commands use: Docker, or Go and Node 22 for development
- Develop: `cd db && go run main.go serve  # and, in another terminal: cd web && npm run dev`
- Stack: typescript, go, svelte (SvelteKit, PocketBase, Meilisearch). Difficulty for a non-developer with an AI: **moderate**. A SvelteKit front end over a PocketBase (Go) back end with a Meilisearch index. Collections and hooks are plain files, and the plugin folder is a gentle way in.
Personal data: **yes**. Stored in: PocketBase data, uploaded GPX files and photos, and a search index (Docker volumes). Secrets are entered by the person, never in chat.

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Later, only when a step needs it: [reference.md](https://handoff.bespokeai.software/p/wanderer/decc557/r3/reference.md) (customisation points, must-keep-working, data and costs, coding conventions) · [hosting.md](https://handoff.bespokeai.software/p/wanderer/decc557/r3/hosting.md) (long-term hosting; hosts are paid third parties) · [bespoke.yaml](https://handoff.bespokeai.software/p/wanderer/decc557/r3/bespoke.yaml) · [SKILL.md](https://handoff.bespokeai.software/p/wanderer/decc557/r3/SKILL.md)