What does Mealie cost on Podless?

At the recommended size (1 cores · 2 GB RAM · 10 GB Storage) about €4.00 a month, billed by the hour. Stop Mealie and you only pay for storage.

Do I need technical knowledge?

No. No server, no Docker, no terminal commands. You click start and Mealie runs. Updates are tested on our own instances first and then rolled out.

Where does my data live?

In your own Mealie instance on servers in Germany and France; bulk storage sits in Frankfurt. Add your own S3 bucket and we back up there daily, encrypted.

Mealie is open source and keeps running on your own server. You fetch the files over a time-limited SFTP access and reach the database with the credentials from the dashboard.

Mealie

Home & family

A recipe app for the household: collect, plan the week, generate the shopping list.

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What Mealie does

Mealie collects recipes — typed in or imported from a link — plans weekly menus from them and generates the matching shopping list.

Several household members work on planning and pantry together; the mobile view stands next to the stove.

Recipe import from almost any website
Weekly planner and shopping list
Multiple users per household
Cooking mode for your phone

Good to know before the first start: On first start Mealie creates the account changeme@example.com with the password MyPassword and requires a change at first login. Change it right away.

Additional information

Category: Home & family
Replaces: Paprika, Plan to Eat, AnyList, Samsung Food, Copy Me That, Cookidoo, Bring! recipes, Pinterest boards
Recommended size: 1 cores · 2 GB RAM · 10 GB Storage
Estimated per month: €4.00 At the recommended size, running around the clock. Stop the app and CPU and RAM stop costing.
Source: mealie-recipes/mealie
Links: Website Docs

Common questions

What does Mealie cost on Podless?: At the recommended size (1 cores · 2 GB RAM · 10 GB Storage) about €4.00 a month, billed by the hour. Stop Mealie and you only pay for storage.
Do I need technical knowledge?: No. No server, no Docker, no terminal commands. You click start and Mealie runs. Updates are tested on our own instances first and then rolled out.
Where does my data live?: In your own Mealie instance on servers in Germany and France; bulk storage sits in Frankfurt. Add your own S3 bucket and we back up there daily, encrypted.
Can I leave again?: Mealie is open source and keeps running on your own server. You fetch the files over a time-limited SFTP access and reach the database with the credentials from the dashboard.

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