SparkyFitness Hosting

Set ADMIN_EMAIL in your pod settings to the email address you will use if you want that account to receive administrator access automatically. Open the app and register your account, then disable signup after adding everyone who should use your server. These are PikaPods’ app-specific first-run instructions.

No. PikaPods sets up and runs SparkyFitness 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. The mobile guide links to the iOS app and Android downloads and beta program. Connect the app to your pod’s HTTPS address; it can sync Apple Health or Android Health Connect data. Companion Apple Watch and Wear OS apps are also available. Grant only the health permissions you want to share, and follow each integration’s setup rather than assuming every metric syncs automatically.

Not for manual tracking. AI is optional and requires a compatible provider configuration; hosted AI providers may charge for usage, and a model running on your own computer is not bundled with the pod. Food databases and fitness integrations have their own account, API-key and service requirements. The provider guide also flags integrations that are only partly tested.

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 SparkyFitness instead of MyFitnessPal and Cronometer. PikaPods runs it for you, and you can move your files and database elsewhere.

Both log food and exercise and show your progress. MyFitnessPal is a hosted service with a large shared food database built into its apps. SparkyFitness keeps your records on your pod and connects its own iOS and Android apps. Check how well its food search covers what you eat, and read its non-commercial license if you plan to use it for clients or a business.

The hosted release is source available under the project’s non-commercial license, not an OSI-approved open source license. Personal, educational and qualifying nonprofit use are permitted by those terms; commercial use requires the author’s written permission. See the release license.

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.

Yes. SparkyFitness is part of our Green Heart program, so part of the revenue from every deployed pod goes to the project.