Project Overview
Understanding what BrickTracker can and cannot do helps set proper expectations and guides feature development.
BrickTracker's mission: Provide a comprehensive, self-hosted solution for LEGO enthusiasts to organize, track, and manage their physical collections with ease.
What BrickTracker Does
Collection Management
- Set Tracking: Complete inventory of your LEGO sets with purchase information
- Part Inventory: Track parts across sets
- Minifigure Collection: Track minifigures across sets
- Missing/Damaged Parts: Track parts that are missing or needs replacement
- Storage Organization: Track where sets and parts are physically stored
- Purchase History: Record purchase dates, locations, and prices
Search & Discovery
- Advanced Search: Find sets, parts, or minifigures across your entire collection
- Cross-Reference Analysis: See which sets contain specific parts
- Filter Combinations: Complex filtering by owner, color, status, theme, etc.
- Smart Problems View: Focus on only the parts that need attention
- Pagination Options: Handle large collections with server-side or client-side pagination
Instructions & Documentation
- Downloads: Fetch instructions from Rebrickable
- Peeron Fallback: Access scanned instructions when official PDFs aren't available
- PDF Generation: Convert scanned instruction images to organized PDFs
Target Audience
- LEGO Collectors who want better organization
- Families sharing collections across multiple members
- LEGO Stores/Clubs managing shared inventories
- Parents managing children's collections
- LEGO Educators organizing classroom sets
Not Ideal For
- MOC Creators focused on custom builds
- Marketplace Sellers needing transaction features
- Investment Trackers wanting financial analysis
- Individual Parts or Minifigure tracking not related to a set
Next Steps
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- What BrickTracker Doesn't Do - Understand project boundaries
- Privacy - Learn about data ownership
- Quick Start - Get started immediately