[HN Gopher] Part-DB: open-source inventory management system for...
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       Part-DB: open-source inventory management system for your
       electronic components
        
       Author : thunderbong
       Score  : 101 points
       Date   : 2023-08-16 13:23 UTC (3 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | junon wrote:
       | Neat. I wrote my own set of SQLite-based scripts for this and one
       | of the things I'd miss using Part-DB is the ability to import
       | BOMs to 1) see if I have all the parts (maybe they support this
       | but I didn't see it in the docs) and 2) use a BOM and a barcode
       | scanner to source a bunch of parts with audible feedback about if
       | a part I just scanned is indeed something I need, and to tell me
       | (audibly) when I've scanned every part I need.
        
       | InTheArena wrote:
       | [flagged]
        
       | BadrB wrote:
       | How does it compare to Inventree
       | (https://docs.inventree.org/en/latest/)?
        
       | digitalblade wrote:
       | Bom import is available for KiCAD BOM list
       | https://github.com/Part-DB/Part-DB-server/issues/202
        
       | jwr wrote:
       | PartsBox founder here. I get asked about this sometimes, so I'll
       | answer here: I'm quite happy with open-source solutions appearing
       | in the same problem space. I bought ECDB, but left the open-
       | source software available on GitHub for anyone who wishes to take
       | it further. My software will not be open-source for a number of
       | reasons, most importantly I cannot afford to take on the chores
       | of a project leader/maintainer. That said, I'm all for diversity,
       | and happy to see others stepping in.
       | 
       | PartsBox (https://partsbox.com/) is and will remain free for
       | hobbyists and makers. It takes quite a bit of effort to keep it
       | that way (data sources aren't free!), but I am a hobbyist myself,
       | and keeping a free version around was always one of my strategic
       | goals. I don't have VCs breathing down my neck and clamoring for
       | "hockey-puck growth", so I can keep it that way.
        
         | Corsome wrote:
         | > My software will not be open-source for a number of reasons,
         | 
         | Just to clarify which exact software is not open source?
         | PartsBox looks to be AGPL.
         | 
         | > In-browser camera scanning is available in commercial plans
         | only (due to licensing costs).
         | 
         | I wonder if you checked out https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
         | US/docs/Web/API/Barcode_Det...
        
           | phpisthebest wrote:
           | I think you are confusing the original Link (Parts-DB) which
           | is AGPL, with the grand parent, PartsBox a different project
           | in the same space, and is not AGPL
        
             | Corsome wrote:
             | Ah, right. Indeed, the naming is super similar. Thanks for
             | mentioning that PartsBox is not open source.
        
         | distract8901 wrote:
         | Nitpick: your site has some annoyances in a mobile browser.
         | Clicking links seems to drop me at the bottom of the new page
         | instead of scrolling to the top. Some elements render off
         | screen, and in particular the text formatting inside the live
         | demo is very bad. On the projects page, I get a column of text
         | about 6 characters wide, and some button labels seem to be
         | missing.
         | 
         | Otherwise, this looks like something I desperately need at
         | work. I'm particularly excited about the barcode scanning.
         | Inputting stock is the hardest part about using a system like
         | this, and this is an elegant solution.
         | 
         | The user count is a lot lower than I'd have thought. I work for
         | a startup, and we have two engineers, two assembly techs, two
         | purchasing managers, and several other people who would need
         | read access. That's already more than your largest package. I
         | don't understand why the limits are so low unless you're
         | expecting people to have shared accounts like 'engineering',
         | 'production', and 'purchasing'.
         | 
         | I'll have to give this a try sometime! It sounds super
         | promising
        
         | unwind wrote:
         | "Hockey-stick" though, right?
        
         | sheepshear wrote:
         | Your guest appearance on The Amp Hour podcast was the first
         | time I heard about PartsBox and I've been using it ever since.
         | 
         | https://theamphour.com/542-component-management-with-jan-ryc...
        
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