Lissy93/dashy
Dashy
Dashy is a configuration-driven dashboard designed for personal infrastructure management and self-hosted service monitoring. It functions as a centralized portal that aggregates web links, live infrastructure metrics, and application health status into a unified, searchable interface. By utilizing a structured schema, the platform allows users to define their entire layout, navigation, and widget configuration through version-controlled files, ensuring a portable and reproducible setup across different environments.
The project distinguishes itself through a highly modular architecture that supports dynamic widget injection and flexible deployment strategies, ranging from containerized portals to static site hosting. It provides deep customization options, including interactive editors for interface adjustments, custom theme and icon support, and multi-page management for complex service environments. To maintain operational awareness, the dashboard performs continuous background polling of services and visualizes health data using accessible indicators designed for diverse user needs.
Beyond basic navigation, the platform integrates advanced automation and security features to streamline workflows. It supports external identity provider integration and proxy-based authentication to secure sensitive configurations, while offering tools for encrypted state archiving and synchronization. Users can further enhance their experience through custom search shortcuts, keyboard-driven navigation, and content scheduling that adapts the interface layout based on time-based patterns.
Features
- Code-based Dashboard Configuration - Defines the entire dashboard layout, appearance, and service list through structured configuration files.
- Self-Hosted Applications - Provides a centralized, configuration-driven dashboard for organizing and managing self-hosted web services and infrastructure.
- Awesome List - A community-curated directory that catalogs and links out to other open-source projects, rather than a standalone tool you run yourself.
- Personal Dashboards - Provides a modular web interface designed for deployment in container environments to aggregate live data and manage personal infrastructure.
- Self-Hosted Infrastructure Management - Organizes and monitors self-hosted web services and infrastructure through a centralized, customizable, and searchable dashboard interface.
- JSON-Driven Configuration Schemas - Dynamically renders the entire dashboard layout and navigation based on a centralized JSON or YAML schema.
- Real-Time Monitoring Dashboards - Tracks the uptime and operational status of self-hosted services using real-time widgets and automated health checks.
- Browsing Data Search Aggregators - Aggregates frequently accessed web links, search providers, and live data widgets into a personalized startpage.
- Configuration Workflows - Manages application layouts and settings through version-controlled files to ensure portable and reproducible environment setups.
- Service Uptime Monitors - Tracks the real-time health, uptime, and performance metrics of internal network services and hardware resources.
- Web Application Launchers - Acts as a keyboard-driven interface for rapid access to frequently used web services and custom application shortcuts.
- Access Control - Secures dashboard configurations and infrastructure links using authentication and network-level access restrictions.
- YAML Configuration Files - Uses structured YAML files to define dashboard layouts, widgets, and navigation for portable, version-controlled setups.
- Modular Extension Architectures - Supports a modular architecture for injecting independent components and widgets into the dashboard.
- Dashboard Layout Engines - Provides multiple interface modes including grid-based homepages and sidebar-based workspaces for embedded apps.
- Dashboard Page Managers - Provides utilities for defining and organizing multiple dashboard pages with unique routing for complex service environments.
- Infrastructure and Management - Self-hosted dashboard for startpages and status monitoring.
- Dashboards and Portals - Offers a feature-rich personal dashboard.
- Server Dashboards - Highly customizable personal dashboard with widgets.
- Web Startpages - Feature-rich dashboard for personal homelabs and browsers.
- Data Backup Configurations - Automates the backup and restoration of settings and supports cloud synchronization to maintain state across environments.
- Cloud Deployment Platforms - Installs and hosts the application on various cloud providers and container environments through pre-configured deployment workflows.
- External Identity Provider Integration - Delegates authentication and authorization to external identity providers to secure dashboard access.
- Reverse Proxy Authentication - Defers identity verification to a reverse proxy that injects user credentials into request headers.
- Dashboard Widgets - Supports modular components that integrate with the interface to display real-time data.
- Content Embedding Tools - Displays external web pages, images, or raw HTML snippets within the interface to consolidate disparate tools.
- Interface Appearance Customization - Personalizes the interface using a built-in theme editor, custom CSS support, and diverse iconography options.
- Static Site Hosting - Serves the built application as a static web asset via CDNs or web servers.
- Service Health Monitoring - Monitors system resources, server uptime, and network performance to visualize the operational status of infrastructure.
- Network-Based Access Controls - Limits dashboard visibility to specific IP addresses or VPN connections to ensure access only from trusted environments.
- Configuration Encryption - Provides programmatic endpoints to manage and synchronize encrypted configuration files across different environments.
- Configuration Editors - Provides interactive browser-based editors for modifying dashboard settings and layouts.
- Configuration Archives - Encrypts, compresses, and stores configuration data to ensure settings can be recovered or migrated.
- Schema-Based State Validation - Ensures configuration integrity by validating user-defined settings against a strict structural schema.
- Health Monitoring Endpoints - Verifies service availability and reports response times to provide real-time application health monitoring.
- System Restoration - Retrieves and decrypts stored settings using unique identifiers to restore previous configurations.
- Server Icon Assigners - Configures service icons using external APIs, icon libraries, or local files to represent infrastructure services.
- View Layouts - Toggles visibility of page elements like headers and footers to create specialized interface views.
- Build and Deployment - Supports building and packaging the application into custom container images for deployment.
- Financial Dashboards - Displays live cryptocurrency prices, market trends, and news feeds through specialized widgets.
- Search Shortcuts - Redirects search queries to specific websites or services based on user-defined character shortcuts.
- Configuration Validation - Verifies configuration files for syntax and schema compliance before deployment.
- SSL/TLS Certificate Management - Supports custom SSL certificates and automated management to encrypt traffic and ensure secure access.
- Background Polling Services - Performs continuous background polling of services to keep health indicators updated without manual page refreshes.
- Keyboard Navigation - Provides keyboard-driven navigation and filtering for rapid access to services.
- Status Indicators - Implements accessible status indicators using distinct geometric shapes to ensure service health is readable for all users.
- Data Fetching - Routes external API requests through an internal server layer to bypass cross-origin restrictions.
- Serverless Functions - Replaces server-side endpoints with cloud-based functions to maintain functionality when deploying as a static application.
- Third-Party API Integrations - Integrates external services and APIs to display live data directly on the dashboard interface.
