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+Oikos is a self-hosted web app for families who want to organize their everyday life in one place — without cloud accounts, subscriptions, or data leaving the house. It runs as a Docker container on any home server or NAS, is accessible from every device in the household, and can be installed as a PWA on phones and tablets.
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+The goal is a single, private place for everything that keeps a household running: shared tasks, grocery lists, meal plans, a family calendar, budgets, and more. Each module is independent — use what fits, ignore what doesn't.
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 ## Features
 
 | Module | Description |