Custom build · Specifications
A personal database
that belongs to you.
Take an export — from Facebook, from Google Contacts, from anywhere — and turn it into a private, themeable, fully-editable directory that lives on your domain. Fast, beautiful, and built around how you actually work with your people.
01What it does
Pulls your Facebook export and your Google Contacts CSV into one searchable, sortable, editable archive that loads instantly and runs entirely in your browser.
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Two views, one dataset
Toggle between a dense spreadsheet-style table and a card grid showing every detail per person. Sort, filter, paginate.
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Edit in place
Click any cell, type, move on. Changes save instantly to your browser. No "Save" button, no server roundtrip.
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Drag to rearrange
Reorder columns by dragging. Resize them by dragging the right edge. Pin the name column so it stays visible as you scroll.
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Four built-in themes
Burnt orange, light, dark, teal. One click to switch. Theme choice carries across every page in the site.
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Full-text search
Search across name, note, city, email, mutuals, anything. Sub-second response on 5,000+ records.
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Computed insights
Birthday wishes sent, comments left, last interaction, ranked by mutual count. Computed live from the export.
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Auto-built social links
Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky — all pre-populated from name, override anytime.
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Click-to-call & email
Phone numbers open the dialer. Emails launch your mail client. Addresses link straight to Google Maps.
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Private by design
Sensitive sections behind basic auth. Robots locked out by meta tag. SSL via Let’s Encrypt. No third-party trackers.
02The numbers
A working sample of what's running today on this domain.
- Friends indexed (Facebook export)4,841
- Total mutual-friend relationships tracked489,381
- Contacts imported (Google Contacts CSV)9,843
- Timeline posts archived (12-month export)3,977
- DM threads with message-volume stats382
- Reactions you've given, attributed per friend533
- Detail panels per friend record10
- Editable fields per record50+
- Social-media platforms with auto-built URLs8
- Visual themes available4
- First Contentful Paint (cold cache)< 1.0s
- Server cost per month~ $6
03How it’s built
Plain HTML, CSS, JS — no framework, no build pipeline, no NPM install. Loads from a single static page, runs entirely client-side.
Frontend
Vanilla JS & CSS
No framework. No bundler. Each page is a single HTML file. Loads in milliseconds, works on any browser from the last 5 years.
Data
JSON files
Parsed once on page load. No SQL, no API calls. The whole 5K-friend dataset is under 1.2 MB compressed.
Edits
Browser localStorage
Every edit, column reorder, width adjustment, and theme choice persists across sessions on the same browser. No backend required.
Hosting
DigitalOcean droplet + nginx
Static files served from a $6/mo VPS. Let’s Encrypt for HTTPS. Nightly backup to Backblaze B2 ($0.005/GB/mo).
Auth
nginx basic auth
Sensitive sections (contacts with phone numbers, private notes) behind basic-auth login. No user database, no JWT complexity.
Import
Python parsers
Custom parsers for Facebook HTML exports and Google Contacts CSV. One-shot import; subsequent edits stay in the browser.
04Use cases
Anywhere you have a list of people, places, things, or events that you'd like to look at, sort through, and add notes to without paying $30 a month for someone else's SaaS.
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Personal CRM
Friends, family, mentors, professional contacts — all in one place, with the notes you'd never put in Salesforce.
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Property managers
Tenants, leases, payment histories, repair notes — private, auditable, exportable.
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Authors & researchers
Sources, characters, places — cross-referenced and searchable.
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Event organizers
Attendees, RSVPs, mailing lists, contributor history.
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Small congregations
Members, families, ministries, give-history — private, no SaaS subscription.
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Artists & collectors
Works, owners, provenance, exhibitions — private archive that's actually browsable.
05What you get
A complete custom build deployed to your domain, parsed from your data, themed your way.
Starter
$1,500 one-time
- One data source (CSV / JSON / FB export)
- Up to 2,000 records
- Standard 4-theme system
- Deployed to your domain
- 30 days of email support
Standard
$3,500 one-time
- Multiple data sources merged
- Up to 10,000 records
- Custom theme matching your brand
- Computed insights (birthdays, anniversaries, last contact)
- Card view + table view + detail pages
- Deployed to your domain
- 90 days of email support
- One round of revisions
Bespoke
From $7,500
- Unlimited data sources & records
- Custom integrations (Stripe, Calendly, etc.)
- Server-side persistence (optional)
- Multi-user access controls
- Mobile-app companion (optional)
- Ongoing support retainer
Hosting is your responsibility (any $5–10/mo VPS will do); I'll set it up if you don't already have one. Subsequent updates billed at $150/hr or by quote.
Try it now
The friend directory is open. The contacts directory is behind a password (sensitive PII).
Open friend list → Open timeline → Open contacts (login: paul / Testpass1944) →06Why I built this
SaaS pricing turns sentimentality into rent. I wanted my own database back — my friends, my family, my houses, my history — without monthly tribute to whoever owns the database vendor this year.
Most off-the-shelf "personal CRM" tools either charge $20/mo per user, lock you into a closed format, or stop being maintained when their funding runs out. This project is intentionally the opposite: plain files, plain JS, your data, your domain, your pace. If I'm hit by a bus, you can keep editing it forever.
The same architecture works for any directory. If you have a spreadsheet you wish acted like a real tool — let's talk.
Want one of your own?
Send me what you've got — CSV, export, screenshot of a spreadsheet — and I'll quote the build by Friday.
paul@wholetech.com →