Homepage - my go to dashboard

Homepage from https://gethomepage.dev is my go to dashboard these days. I have used homarr, dashy and others but I have to say, that I do like the simplicity and flexibility of homepage over the others.

What Homepage Does

Homepage provides a unified, neat interface to access and monitor your self-hosted apps, services, and platforms. For anyone running a home lab — with multiple containers, servers or services — it offers a convenient “central dashboard” that clearly shows what’s running, what’s healthy, and gives you quick access to everything.

Features

1. Wide variety of widgets and services

   Homepage supports many widgets — both info widgets (for metrics, system stats, etc.) and service widgets (for integrated apps/services). That means you’re not limited to static bookmarks: many of your self-hosted services can be monitored dynamically (status, resource usage, uptime, etc.). Homepage

2. Lightweight and efficient

   Because Homepage is statically generated (at build time) and uses a static-site approach internally, it loads quickly and doesn’t require heavy resources. It works well even on modest hardware — making it suitable for small servers or low-power boards.

3. Built-in monitoring and integration support

   Homepage can show status/uptime of services, resource metrics (CPU / memory / network) for containers or hosts, and more — depending on your configuration. This makes it more than just a bookmark page; it becomes a monitoring hub as well.

4. Highly customizable interface — via configuration

   If you’re willing to work with YAML files, Homepage offers deep customization: layout, grouping, appearance, widgets, and service definitions are all configurable. This gives you full control over how your dashboard looks and behaves.

Considerations / Trade-offs

Homepage’s flexibility comes with complexity: setup and configuration require editing YAML (or Docker labels), which means there’s a learning curve compared to plug-and-play dashboards.

For users who prefer fully GUI-driven configuration or minimal setup, this might feel a bit heavy or “manual”.

When Homepage Makes Sense (vs simpler solutions)

Homepage is especially suited for users who:

• Run many self-hosted apps/services and want a unified overview.
• Care about monitoring uptime, resource usage, service status — not just shortcuts.
• Want flexibility to reorganize, customize layout and add or remove services/widgets over time.
• Are comfortable editing configuration files and managing a bit of initial setup effort.

For a “home-lab control center” rather than a static bookmarks list, Homepage tends to shine.