The latest articles on DEV Community by Luis (@localhh). https://dev.to/localhh https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4086980%2Fc871ce12-c488-47df-a495-ab5b84714159.png https://dev.to/localhh en Luis Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:05:49 +0000 https://dev.to/localhh/i-built-forgecmms-a-free-open-source-cmms-to-manage-work-orders-assets-and-maintenance-teams-444l https://dev.to/localhh/i-built-forgecmms-a-free-open-source-cmms-to-manage-work-orders-assets-and-maintenance-teams-444l <p>For the past few weekends I've been working on <strong>ForgeCMMS</strong>, a free, open source and self hosted CMMS, and it finally feels ready to show.</p> <p>If you've never dealt with a CMMS, it's the software maintenance teams use to keep track of physical assets and repairs: factories, buildings, fleets, gyms, hotels, anything with equipment that breaks. Most of the options out there are paid per user and get expensive fast, so I wanted something you can just run on your own server.</p> <h2> What's in it so far </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Work orders</strong>: create, assign and track jobs with priorities, statuses, checklists and due dates</li> <li> <strong>Schedule</strong>: calendar view to plan preventive maintenance and balance your team's workload, with recurring jobs created automatically</li> <li> <strong>Assets</strong>: full registry of your equipment with photos, documents, custom data and complete maintenance history per asset</li> <li> <strong>Parts</strong>: spare parts inventory with stock levels, so you know what you have before starting a repair</li> <li> <strong>Procedures</strong>: reusable checklists and forms to standardize how every job gets done</li> <li> <strong>Locations</strong>: organize assets and jobs by site, building or area</li> <li> <strong>Tracking</strong>: see your field team on a live map</li> <li> <strong>Dashboard</strong>: metrics on work orders, response times and team performance</li> <li> <strong>Field app</strong>: technicians get an installable mobile app to see their assigned jobs, complete checklists and attach photos from their phone</li> <li> <strong>Teams and organizations</strong>: manage multiple organizations under one account, invite your team, and give each member backoffice or field access</li> <li> <strong>Languages</strong>: English, Spanish and Portuguese</li> </ul> <p>Since it is self hosted, there are no per user fees and your maintenance data stays on your own server.</p> <h2> Feedback welcome </h2> <p>It's still early and I'm sure there are rough edges, so I'd really appreciate any feedback, especially from people who use a CMMS at work. Issues and PRs are welcome too.</p> <p>Repo: <a href="https://github.com/luishiguera/forgecmms" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/luishiguera/forgecmms</a></p> typescript opensource saas