Self-host honey
v2.5.1Sweet dashboard for self-hosted services
- Stars
- 263
- Port
- 4173 (HTTP web interface)
ghcr.io/dani3l0/honey
What is honey?
honey is a lightweight, client-side dashboard for self-hosted services. It presents a clean, customizable homepage with service cards, dark mode, and availability indicators. The project is written entirely in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no backend dependencies — all operations run in the browser. Users configure services and UI preferences through a JSON file. It can be deployed by dropping the built files into any web server (nginx, Apache, Caddy) or via the provided Docker image (ghcr.io/dani3l0/honey) which serves the site on port 4173. The dashboard supports dark/light themes, service ping dots, background blur, animations, and opening links in new tabs. Settings persist via localStorage. No authentication, database, or external services are required.
Should you self-host honey?
honey scores 46/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #28 of 44 in Dashboard. It has 263 GitHub stars.
It shipped 2 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v2.5.1, came out on 18 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 5 months.
Setup is easy: most people get it running in one sitting. An official Docker image is available. It is written mostly in JavaScript.
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 honey vs Homepage by gethomepage side by side.
Features
- Background Blur
- Custom wallpapers
- No backend required
- Open in new tab
- Service dashboard
- Service health indicators
- Settings PersistenceLost if cookies/localStorage blocked
- Trusted Domains
- UI animations
honey README
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