What is HomeDash2?

HomeDash is a Java-based server dashboard that gives you one place to watch and control many services through plugins. It provides adjustable, responsive layouts for mobile, tablet, and desktop, plus a kiosk mode for full-screen display on TVs or Raspberry Pis. You can organize plugins across multiple boards and import configurations from other instances. The plugin collection covers system monitoring (CPU, RAM, disk, network), torrent handling (Transmission), media automation (CouchPotato/Radarr, Sonarr), ad-blocking (Pi-hole), container management (Docker, Docker Compose), dynamic DNS (OVH, no-ip, dyn.com), log viewing, music (Spotify), media servers (Plex, Jellyfin), and MMA event tracking. It runs on Java 11+ and deploys via Docker (gonzague/homedash) or as a standalone JAR. The project is marked as abandoned with the last release in 2022.

Should you self-host HomeDash2?

HomeDash2 scores 38/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #39 of 44 in Dashboard. It has 159 GitHub stars.

There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Java.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Homepage by gethomepage (84/100, 33 416 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See HomeDash2 vs Homepage by gethomepage side by side.