Development Roadmap

Research and design phase defining core problems and solution approach.

• • Market research and competitor analysis
• • User interviews with serious lifters
• • Feature specification and requirements
• • Technology stack selection
• • Open-source licensing decisions

System design for scalability, maintainability, and open-source compatibility.

• • Database schema design for workout data
• • API architecture and endpoints
• • Mobile app architecture and state
• • Data export/import system design
• • Security and privacy framework

Core backend services including user management, workouts, and analytics.

• • Auth and authorization system
• • Workout logging and history API
• • Progression recommendation engine
• • Data export/import
• • Performance analytics

Building mobile apps for intuitive workout tracking and progression.

• • Cross-platform development
• • Workout tracking interface and timer
• • Offline-first data sync
• • Progress visualization and charts
• • Exercise library and custom exercises

Limited release to selected testers for feedback and bug identification.

• • Recruit experienced lifters
• • Limited deployment (50-100 users)
• • Collect UX feedback
• • Performance testing
• • Bug fixes and stabilization

Expanded beta with invites going out to Discord members and waitlist signups.

• • Discord invite wave
• • Waitlist access enabled
• • Community feedback & iteration
• • Scale testing
• • Final UI/UX polish

Release a self-hosted image so users can host OpenLift on their own infrastructure.

• • Container image release
• • Self-hosting setup guide
• • Environment configuration
• • Storage and database setup
• • Upgrade and maintenance path

Release the core codebase enabling community contributions and self-hosting.

• • Public GitHub repository
• • Self-hosting docs and Docker
• • Contribution guidelines
• • Plugin architecture
• • Sustainability and maintenance plan