codewec/dashlit

What is it?

Key features

• 01Multiple dashboards with public, authenticated, or private visibility
• 02Drag-and-drop groups and items, with desktop and touch support
• 03URL availability monitoring with live status indicators
• 04Local password login and OIDC authentication, including Pocket ID
• 05Icon search across selfh.st and Iconify
• 06Keyboard navigation, filtering, and modifier-key shortcuts

Use cases

• Building a home-lab start page for self-hosted services
• Sharing a team's internal links and tool directory behind login
• Monitoring whether internal services are reachable from one page
• Running a lightweight dashboard on a Raspberry Pi or Proxmox container

Quick start

1. 1

   Pull the container image

   docker pull ghcr.io/codewec/dashlit:latest
2. 2

   Start DashLit, replacing the JWT_SECRET value first

   docker run -d --name dashlit --restart unless-stopped -p 3000:8080 -e JWT_SECRET='replace-with-a-long-random-secret' -v dashlit-data:/data ghcr.io/codewec/dashlit:latest
3. 3

   Open http://localhost:3000 and create the first account, which becomes an administrator

Things to know

• !The default JWT_SECRET is a development value and must be replaced in production.
• !Self-hosting requires you to manage the server, data volume, and backups yourself.

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FAQ

What is dashlit?

A self-hosted, Svelte-based dashboard for organizing links, tools, and service status in one place. DashLit is a self-hosted start page for your bookmarks and services. You organize links into multiple dashboards with rows, columns, or masonry layouts, arrange groups and items by drag and drop, and set per-user or system-wide default dashboards. Each item can be checked for URL availability, with live status chips shown on the page.

Is dashlit free to use? What license does it have?

dashlit is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.

Is dashlit still maintained?

Actively maintained. The last commit to dashlit was on Nov 5, 2026.

What can I use dashlit for?

Building a home-lab start page for self-hosted services Sharing a team's internal links and tool directory behind login Monitoring whether internal services are reachable from one page Running a lightweight dashboard on a Raspberry Pi or Proxmox container

How do I install dashlit?

Pull the container image: docker pull ghcr.io/codewec/dashlit:latest Start DashLit, replacing the JWT_SECRET value first: docker run -d --name dashlit --restart unless-stopped -p 3000:8080 -e JWT_SECRET='replace-with-a-long-random-secret' -v dashlit-data:/data ghcr.io/codewec/dashlit:latest Open http://localhost:3000 and create the first account, which becomes an administrator

Where can I get dashlit?

The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/codewec/dashlit