<![CDATA[Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard]]>Hello all!

I've been developing/packaging what I think could be a new form of Cloudron apps, Themes (working title : ). The idea here is a simple Homepage that will display your installed Cloudron applications for easy access. You can see a working copy on my instance here! Be sure to hit space bar to toggle the menu.

Features include:

  • Lightning fast loading - 97 Lighthouse Performance rating, all JS/CSS assets are local
  • Toggle menu based on any key combination
  • Background images from Unsplash or custom URL
  • Quick link to Cloudron dashboard
  • Use number keys to go directly to the first 9 apps listed when the menu is open
  • Mobile friendly
  • Caching of app images
  • Security when it comes to your Cloudron API key and Unsplash ID

Note that this is NOT meant to replace the current Cloudron dashboard, but rather be a supplementary 'app browser'. When the menu is displayed in the Homepage App, there is a cog icon at the top right with the time stamp that will take you straight to your original Cloudron dashboard when you need full access to Backups, Logs, etc.

This app is based on the homepage-cloudron repo, which is based off of the homepage repo, both of which I am the author of. Happy to answer any questions! You can find the Cloudron packaged app here.

If this is interesting, I could work up some basic tests for this to eventually be included in the actual Cloudron App Store. Though it is important to note that for this to work properly, the setup requires creating a new Cloudron API key and updating the config.json file through the Terminal (not super user-friendly).

Thoughts/suggestions/notes welcome!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/2731/potential-cloudron-theme-dashboardRSS for NodeFri, 08 May 2026 15:08:18 GMTThu, 25 Jun 2020 14:32:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Fri, 23 Oct 2020 03:02:36 GMT]]>Just got some basic tests up and running for Homepage! You can find the repo here. It packages version 0.9.6 of homepage-cloudron. I hope to soon add a background color option to the config as well for the more minimalist crowd.

@girish what do you think the chances are of publishing this on the store?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16941https://forum.cloudron.io/post/16941Fri, 23 Oct 2020 03:02:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:27:45 GMT]]>@jdaviescoates that's correct! (Totally forgot about that feature and had to check my documentation 😅) one can plug in a custom_url for a background image.

That being said, I like the idea of simply choosing a color for the background so will take a look at implementing something like that soon hopefully. @marcusquinn until then feel free to use the custom_url!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15756https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15756Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:10:20 GMT]]>@marcusquinn said in Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard:

@thetomester13 Can one just select a colour for the background? (always dark for me)

I've not tried this (not any custom app) yet, but I think you can upload a background image of your choice, so it could be a dark one. Although you probably mean background colour of app links etc?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15707https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15707Tue, 13 Oct 2020 09:10:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:44:26 GMT]]>@thetomester13 Can one just select a colour for the background? (always dark for me)

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15677https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15677Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:44:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:58:31 GMT]]>I just updated the Homepage Cloudron app such that you can feed it an array of custom_links that will render on the dashboard. You can also set ordinal's on both the custom links and Cloudron apps so you can reorder the links to your liking. Also, an open_links_in_new_tab option now exists if you prefer to have all the links open in a new tab instead of the current one.

I think this is in a mostly solid state and will try to come up with some tests for it for potential publishing in the Cloudron App Store.

As always, feedback welcome!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15660https://forum.cloudron.io/post/15660Mon, 12 Oct 2020 19:58:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:55:18 GMT]]>@girish Damn, I just had a flash of a dashboard like this with centralized notifications widgets from different installed apps..imagine seeing emails, mastodon notifs, calendar events,task etc..all from one single space, in a self hosted cloudron 🙂

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/14143https://forum.cloudron.io/post/14143Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:55:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:42:48 GMT]]>@robi definitely looks like another good candidate for a Cloudron Theme app!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/14019https://forum.cloudron.io/post/14019Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:13:29 GMT]]>Have you seen DashMachine?

Sounds like right up your alley!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/14005https://forum.cloudron.io/post/14005Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:13:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 18:50:23 GMT]]>@marcusquinn thanks! I am trying to keep the project relatively simple so I don't want to get too deep into features. It is worth noting though that the original Homepage app does support opening links in new tabs. I could see a feature on the Cloudron app where it's an all-or-nothing boolean - all links will open in a new tab, or all links will open in the same tab. I also could see supporting non-Cloudron app links, and potentially number of columns. The way I see it, the icons should possibly adjust automatically based on the number of columns (again, this is a bit of the complexity I'm trying to avoid with a KISS app). The search bar I've also purposefully avoided this whole time, but I'm open to suggestions. It's also worth noting that you are free to create PR's into the Github repo if you want to contribute!

@robi that's an interesting point. Only admins are installing new applications indeed, but still, I'm not sure that all admins are capable or comfortable with going to an app's terminal, vim'ing (is that a verb??) the config file and adding in an API key. That being said, it's probably a good enough start for now, and could potentially revisit if/when @girish or @nebulon decide to add such a feature.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13980https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13980Sun, 27 Sep 2020 18:50:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:52:17 GMT]]>@thetomester13
I don't think this is required, as users cannot install and manage apps, only admins can. That means that during the App install there can be a user selection for who it's for by an admin which injects their profile/API key into the app and installs it, becoming the default of what a non-admin user sees at their URL. Login only required per App.

Use of Rambox or WebCatalog can do something similar on the desktop, saving the need for crating entries for all the separate apps but just for their 'homepage' / startpage.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13942https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13942Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:52:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:26:12 GMT]]>More inspiration:

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13934https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13934Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:26:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Sat, 26 Sep 2020 20:17:28 GMT]]>@thetomester13 Very nice work!

Seems like an app to me, perhaps call it "Start Page", similar to: https://start.me

I'd like the links to open in a new window/tab, the ability to adjust icon size, number of columns, and additional non-cloudron links.

I like the Start Page feature in Vivaldi for inspiration: https://help.vivaldi.com/article/speed-dials/

Not a fan of frame scrollbars or hidden features, would prefer just to have it as a URL where they are always shown,, something like startpage.example.com that we can give to users to set as their browser home page with a search bar for a selection of search engines and cloudron itself.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13879https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13879Sat, 26 Sep 2020 20:17:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:39:12 GMT]]>@girish what do you think of implementing the 'read only' token permission for apps like this so they can automatically display a list of installed Cloudron apps without user intervention?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13878https://forum.cloudron.io/post/13878Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:39:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:13:41 GMT]]>We probably won't merge it into Cloudron itself but as a stand alone project which is packaged for Cloudron, we have no problems. Happy to publish it in our App Store as well (but it has to be a stand alone project like the rest of the apps we package).

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10470https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10470Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:13:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:46:47 GMT]]>@murgero This would be dope to be rolled into cloudron if the owner & devs are open to that.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10467https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10467Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:46:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:55:43 GMT]]>@girish No package, it's a simple PHP script - just used the LAMP app. I'd be happy to package it though if there is enough demand for it. That said I do not want to take over this thread so if anyone wants it - start a new thread.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10415https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10415Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:55:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:49:27 GMT]]>@murgero Do you host heimdall on Cloudron? Is there a package?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10387https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10387Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:49:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:37:35 GMT]]>@murgero sure! Let me know if you have any notes/suggestions!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10385https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10385Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:37:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:46:33 GMT]]>@thetomester13 That's pretty cool!! I'll have to give this a shot then 🙂 Thanks!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10383https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10383Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:46:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:15:10 GMT]]>@BrentHueth 🙃 that makes me happy

@murgero yes, this is similar to Heimdall, it's based off of this Github project of which I'm the author. This particular app is purposefully packaged for Cloudron in that you give it an API key and it will auto-populate with all of your Cloudron apps, so no custom links at the moment.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10381https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10381Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:15:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 06:43:40 GMT]]>Is this project similar to Heimdall? It's what I am currently using as a dashboard (Currently Personal, but it is hosted on my Cloudron and displaying some custom links and apps)

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]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10375https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10375Wed, 08 Jul 2020 06:43:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:21:09 GMT]]>@thetomester13 If I'm not your first thrilled user, well then I'm another 🙂

https://cln.sh/DboCtu

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10374https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10374Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:21:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:00:14 GMT]]>@BrentHueth absolutely it's something you can try out! You can simply clone the repo and then do a cloudron build and cloudron install (there are some prerequisites to this, be sure to check the official Cloudron documentation). I gave you developer access to the repo in case you did want to contribute, just know that the git.cloudron repo is the Cloudron packaged app, you can find the actual application on Github here.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10371https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10371Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:00:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard on Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:09:04 GMT]]>@thetomester13 said in Potential Cloudron Theme/Dashboard:

homepage-cloudron

Hey there @thetomester13, is this something I can try out? I understand the rudiments of building and installing custom apps, but not sure if I need to fork your repo, of just cloning it will work. I requested access on gitlab.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10366https://forum.cloudron.io/post/10366Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:09:04 GMT