Hey there! 👋 This is my personal homelab dashboard - built because I wanted something cleaner than my messy bookmarks folder. It's heavily inspired by CasaOS but with my own twist on things.

Why I Built This

I got tired of:

Forgetting which port my Jellyfin was on
Bookmark folders that grew out of control
Not knowing if my services were actually running
Dashboards that felt cluttered from day one

So I made something that starts completely empty and lets you build your perfect setup, piece by piece.

What Makes It Different

🎨 Three Moods, Not Just Themes

Light	Dark	CasaOS
Clean & crisp for daytime	Easy on the eyes at night	Glass panels with ambient gradients

Switch anytime from the header dropdown.

🚀 Drag, Drop, Done

Organize apps however you want:

Drag between groups
Reorder within groups
Collapse groups you don't need right now
Grid view for quick access, list view for details

📊 Widgets That Actually Matter

Not bloat - just the stuff I check daily:

Clock - Multiple timezones (great for checking server times vs local)
Pi-hole - "Are ads being blocked?" at a glance
Memos - Recent notes so I don't forget what I was doing
Immich - Photo stats (because why not)

� The Empty Canvas Philosophy

Most dashboards assault you with demo data. This one doesn't.

First launch? Clean slate. Add what you need, when you need it. Your dashboard should reflect your homelab, not someone else's idea of what it should look like.

Tech Stack

Backend: Go + Gin + PostgreSQL + sqlc
Frontend: Next.js 15 + React 19 + Tailwind + shadcn/ui
Why: Fast, type-safe, and I actually enjoy working with it

Getting Started

The Easy Way (Docker)

git clone https://github.com/tdvorak/Dash.git
cd Dash
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up --build

Then open http://localhost:3000

The Developer Way

Backend:

cd backend
make db-migrate-up  # needs Postgres running
make backend-dev    # hot reload on :8080

Frontend:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev  # Next.js on :3000

Setting Up Widgets

Pi-hole

{
  "baseUrl": "http://your-pihole-ip",
  "apiToken": "your-token-here"
}

Works with both v6 (session auth) and legacy API.

Memos

{
  "baseUrl": "https://memos.yourdomain.com",
  "apiToken": "your-token",
  "pageSize": 5
}

Immich

{
  "baseUrl": "https://immich.yourdomain.com",
  "apiToken": "your-api-key"
}

Project Structure

Dash/
├── backend/        # Go REST API
│   ├── cmd/server/
│   ├── internal/
│   │   ├── httpapi/  # HTTP handlers
│   │   ├── store/    # Database layer (sqlc)
│   │   └── config/
│   └── go.mod
├── frontend/       # Next.js app
│   ├── app/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── dashboard/
│   │   ├── widgets/   # Clock, Pi-hole, etc.
│   │   ├── services/  # App cards
│   │   └── groups/    # Group sections
│   └── lib/
├── db/migrations/  # Goose migrations
└── openapi/        # API spec

Security Reality Check

v1 is built for trusted LANs. No auth, no sessions, no complexity.

For production:

Put it behind Authelia/Authentik
Or use a VPN
Or accept that your homelab is probably fine without auth anyway ¯_(ツ)_/¯

License

MIT - use it, fork it, make it yours. Would love to see what you build!