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Price Hunter

A self-hosted price comparison engine. Search across multiple online stores simultaneously, compare prices, and find the cheapest option — all from a single, clean interface.

Features

  • Unified search — One search bar, all your stores, results sorted by price
  • Store management — Add stores with CSS selector configs, organize by category
  • Store testing — Per-store test pages to verify scraping before going live
  • Categories & groups — Filter searches by category or custom store groups
  • Scrape health — Monitor success rates, response times, and error logs per store
  • Self-hosted — All data stays local. No ads, no tracking, no external dependencies.

Quick Start

Development

npm install
cd src/client && npm install && cd ../..
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 (frontend) — API runs on http://localhost:3000.

Docker

docker compose up

Open http://localhost:3000.

Tech Stack

  • Backend: Node.js, Fastify, sql.js (SQLite)
  • Frontend: SvelteKit, Tailwind CSS
  • Scraping: Cheerio (CSS selectors)
  • Deployment: Docker

Adding a Store

  1. Go to Stores > Add Store
  2. Fill in the store name, base URL, and search URL (use {query} as the search term placeholder)
  3. Define CSS selectors for: product container, name, price, link, and optionally image
  4. Save and use the Test page to verify results
  5. Enable the store to include it in searches

License

MIT