Run HomeDash - Server Monitor/Dashboard - in Docker 🌱

What is Homedash?

HomeDash is a simple dashboard that allows to monitor and interact with many different services in order to have a single entry point for one's dedicated server via a set of Plugins. It's easy to install, setup and use. -https://lamarios.github.io/Homedash2/

Installing Docker

  1. Log into the Linux based device
  2. Run the following commands in the terminal
    # install prerequisites
    sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
    # add docker gpg key
    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
    # add docker software repository
    sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
    # install docker
    sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
    # enable and start docker service
    sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
    # add the current user to the docker group
    sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
    # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
    su - $USER

Running HomeDash

  1. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the HomeDash Docker container
    # create working directories
    mkdir ~/docker/homedash -p
    # set owner of working directories
    sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
    # generate a 32 character random string
    RANDOM_STRING=$(head /dev/urandom | LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | head -c 32)
    # copy the output string to the clipboard
    # run the homedash container
    docker run -d --name homedash -p 4567:4567 -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro -v ~/docker/homedash:/data -e SALT="$RANDOM_STRING" --restart=unless-stopped gonzague/homedash
  2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:4567
  3. Welcome to HomeDash

Documentation: https://github.com/lamarios/HomeDash2