homehub: Organize Family Life on a Self-Hosted Dashboard

Overview

HomeHub brings everyday household tools together in one web app, so family members can share information and coordinate tasks from a common dashboard. It is designed for private use on a home network and can run on modest hardware, including a Raspberry Pi.

It makes sense for households that want configurable shared utilities without relying on a hosted family-service account. The project cautions that it is intended for local or trusted networks, not direct exposure to the public internet.

Key Features

• Shared notes, shopping lists, and household chores.
• A shared calendar and reminders, with configurable categories and week start day.
• File sharing through the shared cloud feature.
• Household utilities including expense tracking, recipes, and expiry tracking.
• Optional media downloading, PDF compression, URL shortening, and QR code generation.
• Feature toggles and color theming through a YAML configuration file.
• Optional weather widget using Open-Meteo, with configured coordinates or browser geolocation.
• Docker deployment with persistent volumes for application data and uploads.

Use Cases

• A family wants a shared shopping list and notes that are accessible on devices around the house.
• Household members need one place to coordinate chores, calendar events, and reminders.
• A self-hosting hobbyist wants to run practical family utilities on a home server or Raspberry Pi.
• A household wants to track shared expenses, recurring bills, or items approaching expiry locally.

Getting Started

The README recommends Docker Compose. Create config.yml from config-example.yml, then start the app:

docker compose up -d

Open http://localhost:5000. See the README for configuration and deployment details.

Considerations

• HomeHub is intended for local or trusted networks and is explicitly not hardened for public-internet exposure.
• Configuration is required for instance details and family members. A site-wide password is optional.
• The optional weather widget contacts Open-Meteo, and location coordinates may be sent to that service when configured or obtained through browser geolocation.
• The maintainer describes the project as a personal utility maintained alongside a full-time job, so responses to issues and pull requests may be delayed.
• The repository is licensed under MIT and is not archived.