patrislav1 / activity-watch-setup

ActivityWatch setup for time tracking

• install main release .deb

  • https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases

• remove xdg autostart

  sudo rm -rf /etc/xdg/autostart/aw-qt.desktop
  

Additional stuff for wayland

• install gnome extension manager

  sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-manager
  

• open extension manager and install focused window extension

  • Browse -> Search -> Focused Window D-Bus

• manipulate extension manifest to be compatible with installed gnome version

  • Check gnome version

  gnome-shell --version
  

  • Manipulate extension manifest

  vi .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[e-mail]/metadata.json
  

  • Logout/login; open extension manager to verify that the extension is active

• install aw-awatcher for afk & window tracking

  • https://github.com/2e3s/awatcher/releases

  • use aw-awatcher_*.deb, only the watcher, not the bundle

• check that aw-server and aw-awatcher is working

  /opt/activitywatch/aw-server/aw-server --verbose
  /usr/bin/aw-awatcher -vvv
  

tmux

• install tmux plugin

  https://github.com/akohlbecker/aw-watcher-tmux?tab=readme-ov-file#install-the-aw-watcher-tmux-plugin
  

tmux-attached

• install aw-watcher-tmux-attached

  pip3 install aw-watcher-tmux-attached
  

Setup autostart

• Create, test, and enable services

  mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/systemd/user
  cp *.service $HOME/.local/share/systemd/user
  
  systemctl --user start activitywatch
  journalctl --user -u activitywatch
  systemctl --user enable activitywatch
  
  systemctl --user start aw-awatcher
  journalctl --user -u aw-awatcher
  systemctl --user enable aw-awatcher
  
  systemctl --user start aw-tmux-attached
  journalctl --user -u aw-tmux-attached
  systemctl --user enable aw-tmux-attached