Install Homer Application Dashboard on Linux @i12bretro

Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#Homer #Dashboard #Linux

Full steps can be found at i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0590.html

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What is Homer?
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A dead simple static HOMepage for your servER to keep your services on hand, from a simple yaml configuration file. - github.com/bastienwirtz/homer

   01. Log into the Linux device
   02. Run the following commands in a terminal window
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install available software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install prerequisites
         sudo apt install git curl apache2 -y
         # add nodejs software repository
         curl -sL deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo bash -
         # install nodejs
         sudo apt install nodejs -y
         # clone the homer git repository
         git clone github.com/bastienwirtz/homer.git ./homer
         # change directory to the source code
         cd homer
         # checkout the latest version
         git checkout "$(git tag --sort=v:refname | tail -n1)"
         # clean npm cache
         npm cache clean --force
         # install npm dependencies
         npm install
         # fix npm vulnerabilities
         npm audit fix
         # build homer
         npm run build
         # copy the sample config.yml
         sudo cp ./dist/assets/config.yml.dist ./dist/assets/config.yml
         # copy the dist directory to web root
         sudo cp ./dist /var/www/html/homer -r
   03. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/homer
   04. Welcome to Homer
   05. To make changes to the dashboard, edit the config.yml file with the following command
         # edit homer config.yml
         sudo nano /var/www/html/homer/assets/config.yml
   06. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
   07. Back in the web browser, refresh the page to view the changes

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Install Homer Application Dashboard on Linux

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