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Server services can be organized in Homer, a static start page for self-hosted applications.
About Homer
Homer is an open source static start page for a personal or self-hosted server. It presents links to the services you run, and you define its contents in a single YAML configuration file. The result is a full static HTML and JavaScript dashboard, so it has no database or server-side application logic.
Homer must be served by an HTTP server. The source states that it will not work if index.html is opened directly over the file:// protocol. It can be run with the official Docker image, from a prebuilt release tarball placed behind any web server, or built manually with pnpm. The source documents the Docker environment variables SUBFOLDER, PORT, IPV6_DISABLE and INIT_ASSETS.
Key features
- Dashboard defined by a single YAML configuration file
- Fuzzy search across listed services with keyboard shortcuts
- Multiple pages and grouped items on one dashboard
- Theme customization
- Installable as a progressive web app
- Docker image with a bind-mounted configuration directory
Best for: People who run self-hosted services and want a simple, text-configured start page that is served as static files.
Good for
- Described by the project as lightweight and low maintenance
- Configuration is a plain YAML file that can be edited directly
- Released under the Apache-2.0 open source license
Watch out for
- Must be served by an HTTP server and does not run from file://
- The Docker container runs as uid and gid 1000 by default, so the configuration directory permissions may need adjusting
Homer at a glance
- Category
- Development › Self-Hosting
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Homer FAQ
Can I open Homer by double-clicking index.html?
No. The project states that Homer is meant to be served by an HTTP server and will not work if index.html is opened directly over the file:// protocol.
How is the dashboard configured?
Homer is configured through a simple YAML file, assets/config.yml. The release instructions say to copy assets/config.yml.dist to that path to start.
Can Homer be hosted under a subfolder of a domain?
Yes. Setting the SUBFOLDER environment variable to a path such as /homer serves the dashboard from that subfolder.
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