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farmOS

Farm Management By Open Source Community

Free, open-source web-based farm planning and record keeping platform.

Overview

farmOS is a community-driven database application built on Drupal. It allows growers to host their own data, tracking crops, livestock, equipment maintenance, and soil tests without recurring fees.

Features

  • Self-hosted privacy-focused server software
  • Livestock logs (grazing maps, medical treatment)
  • Planting records, seed counts, and harvest dates
  • Sensor integrations (temperature, water, soil moisture)
  • Open API for customized plugin development

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • 100% free and open-source (no licensing fees)
  • Complete data ownership and offline hosting support
  • Excellent community support forum and active developers

Cons

  • Requires technical skill to set up on a server (LAMP/Docker)
  • No dedicated factory machine data integration plugins

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