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# Wger: The Self-Hosted Workout Manager
-[Wger Workout Manager](https://wger.de) is a fitness tracking tool for
-those who enjoy self-hosting their data. You can also register an
-account on their main website if you\'d prefer to try without
-self-hosting.
+[Wger Workout Manager](https://wger.de) is a fitness tracking tool for those who
+enjoy self-hosting their data. You can also register an account on their main
+website if you'd prefer to try without self-hosting.
## Features
-I didn\'t see a full listing of features anywhere, so I compiled this
-list of my own after installing wger:
+I didn't see a full listing of features anywhere, so I compiled this list of my
+own after installing wger:
1. Dashboard
- - Dashboard view of Workout Schedule, Nutrition Plan, Weight
- Graph, & last 5 Weight Logs
+ - Dashboard view of Workout Schedule, Nutrition Plan, Weight Graph, & last
+ 5 Weight Logs
2. Training
- - Workout Log
- - Workout Schedule
- - Calendar (shows weight logs and Bad/Neutral/Good days)
- - Gallery (shows images you upload)
- - Workout templates
- - Public templates
- - Exercises
+ - Workout Log
+ - Workout Schedule
+ - Calendar (shows weight logs and Bad/Neutral/Good days)
+ - Gallery (shows images you upload)
+ - Workout templates
+ - Public templates
+ - Exercises
3. Nutrition
- - Nutrition plans
- - BMI calculator
- - Daily calories calculator
- - Ingredient overview
+ - Nutrition plans
+ - BMI calculator
+ - Daily calories calculator
+ - Ingredient overview
4. Body Weight
- - Weight overview
+ - Weight overview
## Documentation
In order to self-host wger, I opted to use the Docker version of the
application. You can read the README within the
-[wger-project/docker](https://github.com/wger-project/docker) project on
-GitHub for information and installation instructions.
+[wger-project/docker](https://github.com/wger-project/docker) project on GitHub
+for information and installation instructions.
## Installation
-To start the installation, I created a folder for wger and started
-creating the three necessary files:
+To start the installation, I created a folder for wger and started creating the
+three necessary files:
```sh
mkdir ~/wger && mkdir ~/wger/config
@@ -62,23 +61,20 @@ touch ~/wger/config/prod.env && \
touch ~/wger/config/nginx.conf
```
-Once you have the folders and files created, you will need to copy the
-contents of the `docker-compose.yml`, `prod.env`,
-and `nginx.conf` from the GitHub link above.
+Once you have the folders and files created, you will need to copy the contents
+of the `docker-compose.yml`, `prod.env`, and `nginx.conf` from the GitHub link
+above.
A few notes to explain the changes I made to the default files:
-- I updated the `ALLOW_REGISTRAION` variable in
- `prod.env` to `False` after I created an
- account via my LAN connection, **before\*** I connected this app to
- a publicly-available domain.
-- I uncommented and updated `CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS` to be
- equal to the public version of this app:
- `https://wger.example.com`.
-- I updated the port within `docker-compose.yml`, within
- the `nginx` block. The port I updated this to will be
- reflected in my nginx configuration file on the server (NOT the wger
- nginx.conf file).
+- I updated the `ALLOW_REGISTRAION` variable in `prod.env` to `False` after I
+ created an account via my LAN connection, **before** I connected this app to a
+ publicly-available domain.
+- I uncommented and updated `CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS` to be equal to the public
+ version of this app: `https://wger.example.com`.
+- I updated the port within `docker-compose.yml`, within the `nginx` block. The
+ port I updated this to will be reflected in my nginx configuration file on the
+ server (NOT the wger nginx.conf file).
## Deploy
@@ -89,17 +85,16 @@ container.
docker-compose up -d
```
-You can now visit the website on your LAN by going to
-`localhost:YOUR_PORT` or by the server\'s IP, if you\'re not
-on the same machine that is running the container.
+You can now visit the website on your LAN by going to `localhost:YOUR_PORT` or
+by the server's IP, if you're not on the same machine that is running the
+container.
-If you wish to connect this app to a public domain name, you\'ll need to
-point an `A` DNS record from the domain to your server\'s
-public IP. You\'ll then need to create a configuration file for
-whichever web server or reverse proxy you\'re using.
+If you wish to connect this app to a public domain name, you'll need to point
+an `A` DNS record from the domain to your server's public IP. You'll then need
+to create a configuration file for whichever web server or reverse proxy you're
+using.
-Wger\'s README suggests the following reverse proxy configuration for
-Nginx:
+Wger's README suggests the following reverse proxy configuration for Nginx:
``` conf
upstream wger {
@@ -132,20 +127,19 @@ server {
# Thoughts on Wger
-I\'m still playing around with the app itself, but it seems to be a
-solid all-around workout manager, weight log, and food log.
+I'm still playing around with the app itself, but it seems to be a solid
+all-around workout manager, weight log, and food log.
-I like that the weight log graph is fluid and updates quickly. You can
-also import or export data in CSV format if you\'d like to move your
-data elsewhere.
+I like that the weight log graph is fluid and updates quickly. You can also
+import or export data in CSV format if you'd like to move your data elsewhere.
-The workout manager is slightly odd, as it requires you to enter sets
-and reps for each exercise when you enter it into the plan. Then, when
-you add a log entry for performing a workout, you then add what you
-actually performed, in terms of reps and weight.
+The workout manager is slightly odd, as it requires you to enter sets and reps
+for each exercise when you enter it into the plan. Then, when you add a log
+entry for performing a workout, you then add what you actually performed, in
+terms of reps and weight.
-I haven\'t tried the food log yet and I likely will not, at least for a
-while. I have no need for a food log or calorie tracker at the moment.
+I haven't tried the food log yet and I likely will not, at least for a while. I
+have no need for a food log or calorie tracker at the moment.
## Screenshot Example