Lab Dash

Lab Dash is an open-source web UI that serves as a customizable, self-hosted homepage and dashboard for homelabs and server environments. It provides a tile/grid-based interface to organize shortcuts, monitor services, and surface system information from a single page.

Key Features

• Customizable grid layout with drag-and-drop reordering and resizable widgets
• Widget types for shortcuts, system information, service health checks, and custom widgets
• Local configuration storage with optional local encryption for sensitive data (AES-256-CBC)
• Admin-only editing controls and configuration backup/restore support
• PWA support for installation as an app on desktop and mobile devices
• Designed to run in Docker/Docker Compose; can access the Docker socket for service discovery and stats
• Customizable appearance: background image, custom search providers, and configurable titles/tabs

Use Cases

• Centralized homelab homepage to quickly launch and organize self-hosted services
• Lightweight service status dashboard for basic health checks and quick diagnostics
• PWA start page for households or small teams to provide a unified access point to tools and media

Limitations and Considerations

• Not a full-featured monitoring or alerting platform; health checks are basic and intended for quick status checks
• No bundled server-side database; configuration is file-based and depends on filesystem volumes for persistence
• Setup assumes Docker/Docker Compose familiarity and requires an encryption secret for protected fields

Lab Dash is focused on providing a simple, privacy-oriented start page and dashboard for home servers, prioritizing ease of customization, local data control, and quick access to services.