Operational

Operational is an open-source event tracking tool. It allows users to monitor critical product activities such as signups, cronjob executions, and webhook triggers through a centralized dashboard. The software is deployed as a server application with a corresponding web interface, enabling teams to keep a close eye on the health and activity of their technical infrastructure.

Users can access the platform via a standard web browser or as a progressive web app on mobile devices. It supports both a hosted service model for quick deployment and self-hosting on a private VPS using Docker or other cloud platforms. The system focuses on tracking specific events and providing immediate notification responses, making it suitable for monitoring the operational status of software products in production environments.

Key features

• Push notifications for critical events on web and mobile devices
• Event monitoring for signups and cronjobs
• Action buttons to trigger external webhooks
• Event contexts to group related events together
• Progressive web app support for mobile access
• JSON and formatted JSON data transmission
• Log bundling within event contexts

The application is built on a stack consisting of Node.js, Express, Vue 3, and Prisma, with MySQL 8.x serving as the primary database. While Clickhouse is supported as an optional component for specific data needs, it is not required for the open-source version. The project is structured as a monorepo containing the backend API, a single-page application for the frontend, and a marketing website built with Astro. This architecture ensures that the codebase remains easy to modify and lacks unnecessary dependencies.

Operational serves as a lightweight event tracker for developers and product teams who need to monitor technical product activity and respond to events in real time without relying on complex third party infrastructure.