Grocy Hosting

Open your pod and sign in using the initial details in PikaPods’ post-install instructions. Change the default administrator credentials immediately. Start with a few products, quantity units and storage locations, then record purchases and consumption to keep stock accurate. The project guide and feature overview explain the available workflows.

No. PikaPods sets up and runs Grocy for you, including OS and app updates and HTTPS. You won't touch Docker or a server. Your files and database stay accessible if you ever want to move them elsewhere.

Yes. Grocy has a responsive browser interface that you can install as a web app. That web app does not provide offline use. Community mobile clients are also available, with their own feature coverage and setup; see the official add-ons list. Camera barcode scanning needs browser camera permission and HTTPS.

You can create products manually and use the core stock, recipe and shopping features without a separate barcode-service account. Optional barcode lookups use external services; Grocy includes an Open Food Facts plugin, and other lookup plugins have their own requirements. See the barcode lookup documentation.

Set up incremental backups to S3 in your pod settings for automatic nightly snapshots, or download your files and database yourself. We keep whole-server backups for server failures, but they aren't a per-pod restore service, so your own backup is what protects your data.

You can use Grocy instead of AnyList and OurGroceries. PikaPods runs it for you, and you can move your files and database elsewhere.

AnyList focuses on shared shopping lists and recipes in its own apps. Grocy goes further by tracking what's in stock and when it expires, and can add missing recipe ingredients to your list. That depends on recording purchases and consumption, so choose it if you want inventory rather than just a list.

No. You add prepaid credit and your pods are billed by the hour from that balance, rounded up to full hours. There are no contracts or minimum terms: delete a pod anytime and billing stops. Optional automatic top-ups keep your pods running without manual payments.

You do. And you're in full control. If you ever want to download, migrate, edit or delete your data, just enable file and database access for your pod and it will be right there.