Observed arrival · 2026-09-20

OpenTimer, minus the spreadsheet chaos

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Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An open-source, self-hosted system for timing cross-country meets with live results, RFID readers, rosters, and starting-gun hardware.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-20 issue.

For: Cross-country meet operators and race-timing volunteers
Worth noticing: The stack supports concurrent races, LLRP RFID readers, starting-gun triggers, and public results.

Field notes

The documented deployment combines FastAPI, SvelteKit, PostgreSQL, and an nginx reverse proxy in a five-container Docker Compose stack. A demo meet is seeded during setup, and the homepage supplies a default operator passcode for local use. Hardware support is separated into optional modules: one watches a host trigger file for starting-gun events, while another connects to LLRP-compatible RFID readers and exposes per-antenna status.

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✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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