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It tracks keyword positions across... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-serptrail-a-self-hosted-seo-and-geo-rank-tracker-for-your-business-wdtup3kwk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WDTUp3kWk.png og:image:alt: Introducing SerpTrail: A self-hosted SEO and GEO rank tracker for your business og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing SerpTrail: A self-hosted SEO and GEO rank tracker for your business **[Ruby Flow](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyflow)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SerpTrail is a new open source, self-hosted SEO and GEO rank tracker built by SerpApi using Ruby on Rails and SQLite. It tracks keyword positions across locations, monitors AI Overview citations (GEO), stores full historical search data, and includes an optional OpenAI-powered chat assistant. Deployment is straightforward via Docker or Docker Compose with no need for PostgreSQL or Redis. SerpApi's 250 free monthly searches allow basic tracking at no cost. The tool competes with SerpBear and Serposcope, with plans to expand to more search engine APIs and local SEO features. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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