A lightweight, installable error tracker & Sentry alternative, no subscription. Sentry SDKs? Yup. Instant alerts, smart error grouping, fully customizable. Run one command and track company-wide errors. Your data? It stays yours. Always.
Hey hunters 👋 It’s been a while since my last launch...
I’ve been knee-deep in error tracking for nearly a decade, interning at Bugsnag and spending most of my career at Airbrake. So when I needed a better way to track errors in my own apps, I knew what I wanted (and what I didn’t). I was fed up with monthly bills and SaaS lock-in, with my data stuck on someone else’s server. As a solo dev, I crave privacy and hate endless fees.
I first tried launching Telebugs as a SaaS in 2024, mixing error tracking with Telegram notifications, but it flopped — nobody cared. Then I stumbled on 37signals’ ONCE, and it was like a lightbulb went off. Their pay-once, self-hosted vibe inspired me to rebuild Telebugs from the ground up. It took 3½ months of solo grinding, and I’m legit stoked with the results.
Telebugs is an error tracker you pay for once, host yourself, and actually own. It’s compatible with Sentry SDKs, so it probably supports your language or framework of choice. Setup is dead simple: one command and you’re rolling in 5 minutes. It catches your errors, keeps everything on your machine, and doesn’t bug you with upsells or surprise fees.
Tech stack:
- Rails 8 + Hotwire + TailwindCSS
- SQLite (yep)
- Runs in a single Docker container
- Compatible with Sentry SDKs
- Push + email alerts (needs to be enabled explicitly)
- Rule-based data cleanup
- No analytics, no third-party calls
It’s built for people like us who just want something that works without the headache. I’d love to hear what you think. Happy to answer any questions here or over email. Cheers!
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@kyrylosilin Is there any chance it will require ongoing subscription further? it happens sometimes
@mila_chong it is secure since it's on your server. You're still responsible for setting up firewall rules, etc, though
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This is such a smart idea! Love how Telebugs makes bug reporting and feedback super simple right inside your app. Definitely a productivity booster for dev teams!
Congrats on the launch, Kyrylo! I'm a fan of self-hosting and currently use Glitchtip for error tracking. I'm curious, what advantages does Telebugs offer over Glitchtip?
They’re similar in philosophy, but fundamentally different. GlitchTip feels a bit too feature-packed, while Telebugs is laser-focused on error tracking.
Telebugs is much easier to install. Literally just run one command and you’ll have a fully working system in 5 minutes. You’ve probably never had that kind of experience with self-hosted software before.
With GlitchTip, you have to dig through their docs to figure things out.
Telebugs supports push notifications and works as a Progressive Web App (PWA). GlitchTip doesn’t. The UI in Telebugs is more polished and constantly improving. As far as I know, GlitchTip hasn’t seen updates in years (though I’ve never been a user myself).
GlitchTip charges $15/user/month for premium support, while Telebugs includes premium and enterprise support by default.
Telebugs is also a younger project with a fresh vision. I’ve worked at Sentry competitors for nearly a decade. This is my home turf.
I have a lot of updates planned.
And if you're curious, just let me know - I can set you up with a private demo so you and your team can try out Telebugs at your own pace.
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Cool product! Love the mobile monitoring bit. Curious to hear how you're planning to get In-front of your target market? (my market is finding dev's also)
@techtim42 I don’t handle it. It’s a self-hosted product. You’ll need your own server to run it (VPS, home server, cloud, etc).
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Self-hosted error tracking without the maintenance nightmare? Telebugs delivers enterprise-grade observability while keeping your data completely in-house. The Sentry compatibility makes transition risk-free.
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@kyrylosilin Is there any chance it will require ongoing subscription further? it happens sometimes
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@margo_milioni nope, that's impossible. You get the source code of the whole system and own it for life.
@kyrylosilin my concern is how secure is the data collected by the tool?
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@mila_chong it is secure since it's on your server. You're still responsible for setting up firewall rules, etc, though
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@divyansh_tiwari7 AI comment, but still thanks!
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Congrats on the launch, Kyrylo! I'm a fan of self-hosting and currently use Glitchtip for error tracking. I'm curious, what advantages does Telebugs offer over Glitchtip?
Telebugs
@luobaishun Thanks, Luo!
They’re similar in philosophy, but fundamentally different. GlitchTip feels a bit too feature-packed, while Telebugs is laser-focused on error tracking.
Telebugs is much easier to install. Literally just run one command and you’ll have a fully working system in 5 minutes. You’ve probably never had that kind of experience with self-hosted software before.
With GlitchTip, you have to dig through their docs to figure things out.
Telebugs supports push notifications and works as a Progressive Web App (PWA). GlitchTip doesn’t. The UI in Telebugs is more polished and constantly improving. As far as I know, GlitchTip hasn’t seen updates in years (though I’ve never been a user myself).
GlitchTip charges $15/user/month for premium support, while Telebugs includes premium and enterprise support by default.
Telebugs is also a younger project with a fresh vision. I’ve worked at Sentry competitors for nearly a decade. This is my home turf.
I have a lot of updates planned.
And if you're curious, just let me know - I can set you up with a private demo so you and your team can try out Telebugs at your own pace.
Cool product! Love the mobile monitoring bit. Curious to hear how you're planning to get In-front of your target market? (my market is finding dev's also)
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@yakuraapp thanks, Lou! I build in public and I'm active online in general (talking to devs, writing blog posts, etc). I find them by being with them
Sounds cool, how do you handle the infrastructure? / How do you recommend users to handle their hosting infrastructures?
Telebugs
@techtim42 I don’t handle it. It’s a self-hosted product. You’ll need your own server to run it (VPS, home server, cloud, etc).
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@kyrylosilinGreat Work!
I’m curious—how does it handle scalability for larger projects, especially with the self-hosted setup
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@roopreddy thanks Roop! Here's a breakdown:
Basically, you can process millions of errors even on a $5 VPS.
The more errors you send, the more powerful your server needs to be.