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Thunderbird Appointment vs Manage My Damn Life

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted calendar & contacts options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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TH Thunderbird Appointment Self-hostable scheduling tool for booking meetings VS MA Manage My Damn Life Manage my Damn Life (MMDL) is a self-hosted front end for managing
FeatureThunderbird AppointmentManage My Damn Life
CategoryCalendar & ContactsCalendar & Contacts
LicenseMPL-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePythonJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, sourcedocker
GitHub stars★ 547★ 620
First released20232026
ReplacesCalendly, Doodle—

Why pick each one

Choose Thunderbird Appointment if…

  • Released under the MPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Python
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Thunderbird Appointment details

Choose Manage My Damn Life if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Manage My Damn Life details

Frequently asked questions

Is Thunderbird Appointment or Manage My Damn Life better?

Neither is universally better. Manage My Damn Life has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Thunderbird Appointment and Manage My Damn Life free and open-source?

Yes. Thunderbird Appointment is licensed under MPL-2.0 and Manage My Damn Life under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Thunderbird Appointment and Manage My Damn Life with Docker?

Thunderbird Appointment: yes. Manage My Damn Life: yes.

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