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Hi all, for my own selfhosting needs i looked into many different dashboards, but none really fit my bill.

I want a dashboard that:

  • super lightweight
  • has no server-side requirements
  • can be edited with a single text file
  • simple CSS to adapt to your style

and so, of course, i developed my own. After a few years of usage, i upgraded it to AlpineJS (previously uglier code on jQuery) and i am proudly making it public for anybody who might be interested.

Here it is: https://github.com/gardiol/dashboard/

(the project was released on github long ago, but i never wrote about it anywhere IIRC, also i might migrate to Codeberg in the future, so do not bash me for Github)

There is a quite long readme, it's GPLv3, and aboslutely zero lines of AI / Vibe coding. I used AI for research and quick support specially on how to format CSS (which i kind of despise) but nothing else.

As a bonus, there is also a CGI system made in bash (totally optional) that i use for local monitors, but it's kinda messy and really not ready for broader use, so you can ignore the "monitor" subfolder or delete it completely.

Anyway, here it is, hope someone could make use of it.

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[–] appauled@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

You're the coolest! AND you used Ai as a quick lightweight researcher, which is what it should be used for. You're fucking AWESOME! so thanks for your contributions!!

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is the kind of quirky, distinctly human non-slop that I can't help but appreciate. Nice work, you lovely person you.

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 7 points 4 days ago

Highly appreciated, you made my day

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Woah, soulseek

I haven't used soulseek in literally 20 years... Is it still a relevant place to get music?

[–] mcheva@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah of course, nicotine+ is a good client. The webapp I see most people use is slskd but there are others too. Where do you get your music from? Surely you don't pay evil companies for it and not support the artist directly when you can?

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 9 points 4 days ago

Its quite good for music still, and slskd was developed to integrate soulseek with other programs in your *arr stack.

That being said, I just end up using it standalone and just open Picard whenever I remember I have music to sort.

[–] valar@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I just got back on it recently and the answer is a big yes. When I can't find stuff elsewhere I can find it there.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

I use Soulseek to the exclusion of any other music acquisition services. Between it and Lidarr my Navidrome server is GLORIOUS these days.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm very new to self hosting, would you wanna tell me about some of the things you have going? I only really recognize the arr suite, spotify, and jellyfin here.

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Stirlingpdf to edit pdf. Snap otter to edit images. Openwebui+ollama for local AI, lube logger for car maintenance. Mealie for kitchen recipes. Endurain to sinch Garmin data. Romm for console games. Home assistant. Jellyfin. Navidrome for music. AudioMuseAI for local AI analysis of my music, audiobook shelf for podcasts and audiobooks, searxng for web searches. Olist for WebDAV and web file access, paperlessngx for storing documents. Matrix web client elements, seerr to search movies and stuff recommendations. ExcaliDash to manage drawing and such....

Enough?

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How's navidrome? We're currently using jellyfin and finamp to stream our music and it's not really meeting the needs of the house.

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Navidrome Is good. I also have jellyfin but preferred a dedicated tool for music. I use Symfonium (paid android app) on mobile and navidrome web GUI from PC.

Paired with AudioMuseAI and Spotizerr it's pretty great.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do you need a premium account for spotizerr? I've been looking for a good way to expand my music but all my old avenues are lack luster in the new digital age.

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 2 points 3 days ago

I have a premium account, but It should work also with a free account. The difference is in audio quality.

Check out

https://selfh.st/apps

for lots of apps and their details.

[–] eutampieri@feddit.it 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What are you using for Heating? Is it house heating or physical warm up?

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's my house heating. Basically it's a home made app on a orangepi that controls three dry relays and a few sensors feedbacks (stove on, stove warm, gas burner on, etc).

Everything is wrapped up by home assistant automations via MQTT and ZigBee thermo valves and thermometers in each room

The link on the dashboard points to the web GUI to check and control heating bypassing home assistant automations.

My setup it's better described here https://wiki.gardiol.org/doku.php?id=homeautomation%3Aheating

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Awesome man. KISS is pretty much the way to go.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy dashboard.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good band, I just couldn't stand Gene's arrogance.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Oh aye, he's a monumental prick.

[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kiss, but host 30+ self hosted services lol

[–] statelesz@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

KISS doesn't necessarily mean minimalist, but rather simple and purposeful.

[–] sonofearth@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I kissed her as well last night. /s

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

In the words of a Blues/R&B musician by the name of Swamp Dogg, if I ever kiss it, he can kiss it goodbye.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do you have several environments for the same system? How does it look like on your dashboard?

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

For example:

  • App 1: prod
  • App 1: test
  • App 1: dev
[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 points 4 days ago

You can make different groups or even different dashboards entirely