Kelsa

An app to auto track and analyze my work and time

My computer tells me what I'm doing → Kafka → Pinot → pretty charts that make me feel bad about my productivity

Configuration

Desktop Recorder

Create config.env in the project root or configure via environment variables:

• API_URL: Web app endpoint (e.g., http://localhost:8000)
• USERNAME: Authentication username
• PASSWORD: Authentication password

Setting up as a LaunchAgent (macOS)

To have the desktop recorder start automatically at login:

1. Make the desktop-recorder script executable:

   chmod +x /path/to/kelsa/desktop-recorder/desktop-recorder.sh

2. Copy the com.prithvianilk.kelsa.desktop_recorder_startup.plist file to ~/Library/LaunchAgents:

   cp com.prithvianilk.kelsa.desktop_recorder_startup.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

3. Load the LaunchAgent:

   launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.prithvianilk.kelsa.desktop_recorder_startup.plist

4. To verify it's running:

   launchctl list | grep kelsa

5. For troubleshooting, check the log files:

   cat /tmp/kelsa-desktop-recorder.log
   cat /tmp/kelsa-desktop-recorder.err

Web App

Create config.env in the project root or configure via environment variables:

• HTPASSWD_FILE: The path to the htpasswd file (e.g., ~/users/me/kelsa/pinot/data/nginx/.htpasswd)