Heimdall: Dashboard for web applications and links
Heimdall is a self-hosted dashboard tool. Dashboard for web applications and links.
Why self-host Heimdall
When you deploy Heimdall yourself, you own the instance. That means no rate limits, no pricing changes, and no worry about the service shutting down.
What it does
Heimdall falls into the Dashboard category of self-hosted software. It is designed to be deployed on your own infrastructure, whether that is a home server, a VPS, or a local machine running Docker.
Community traction
The project has 8k stars on GitHub, which is a reasonable proxy for how widely it is used. Active repositories tend to ship bug fixes faster and have better documentation than projects that stall after the initial release.
Deployment
Most users run Heimdall via Docker Compose. The typical setup involves one or two containers and a volume for persistent data.
Maturity
The current release is 2.6.1. The project has moved past early development and tends to ship stable, documented releases.
License
It is licensed under MIT, making it freely available for personal and commercial use.
Links
For anyone already running a home server, Heimdall is a natural addition. It handles dashboard without requiring a paid subscription or an account with a third party.