Kin¶
Kin is a self-hosted personal relationship manager — a private, warm little home for the people in your life.
It exists for one job: to make keeping in touch feel lighter, not heavier. Kin remembers the small things (birthdays, how you met, what to bring up next time), gently nudges you to reach out without guilt, and helps you feel prepared — not anxious — before you see someone.
Kin is built by and for neurodivergent brains: it's calm, low-stimulation, and never punishes you for rest. Your data stays on your own hardware, in a single Docker container with a local SQLite database. No cloud, no accounts on someone else's server.
Who it's for¶
- Anyone who cares about their relationships but finds "staying in touch" hard to keep up with.
- People who want a private, self-hosted alternative to a CRM — one that speaks your language, not a sales team's.
- Couples or groups who want to share one Kin (see Multiple people).
What it does, in a nutshell¶
- People — rich profiles with birthdays, how-you-met, contact info, tags, and notes.
- Journal — quick-capture logging of who you saw and what happened.
- Gentle nudges — a "time to reach out" list and a "needs watering" cadence meter, framed as care, never guilt.
- AI assistant (optional) — drafts birthday messages, suggests gifts, and helps with what to ask.
- Voice (optional) — transcribe voice notes and get spoken replies.
- Immich integration (optional) — faces, photos, and "on this day" memories.
- Regulation toolkit — breathing, grounding, and a few gentle games for when thoughts are looping.
The two-minute tour¶
New to self-hosting? Start with the Quick start — you'll be running in about five minutes. Already comfortable with Docker? The same page has the one-line version.