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Self-host Glance

updated Sep 2026prices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Sep 2026 · how we test
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A lightweight dashboard that puts RSS feeds, Hacker News and Reddit posts, weather, market prices, video channels and other widgets on one page, configured through a YAML file.

Key facts

CategoryDashboards
LicenseAGPL-3.0
StackGo
Min RAM128 MB
Official imageyes
Measured idle RAM6 MB
Difficulty
Sourcegithub.com/glanceapp/glance (opens in new tab)

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 128 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • Under an hour if you've used Docker before
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Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Glance — glance.yml is the whole configuration; write it before starting
mkdir -p config && cat > config/glance.yml <<'YAML'
pages:
  - name: Home
    columns:
      - size: full
        widgets:
          - type: hacker-news
          - type: rss
            feeds:
              - url: https://selfh.st/rss/
YAML
docker run -d --name glance --restart unless-stopped -p 8080:8080 \
  -v "$(pwd)"/config:/app/config \
  glanceapp/glance
# →  http://SERVER_IP:8080
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