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Self-host Homarr

updated Sep 2026prices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Sep 2026 · how we test
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A dashboard edited by drag and drop in the browser, with built-in user accounts and integrations for self-hosted services such as media servers, download clients and DNS blockers.

Key facts

CategoryDashboards
LicenseApache-2.0
StackTypeScript, Next.js
Min RAM500 MB
Official imageyes
Measured idle RAM135 MB
Difficulty
Sourcegithub.com/homarr-labs/homarr (opens in new tab)
Websitehomarr.dev (opens in new tab)

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 500 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:

# Homarr — SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY is required (64 hex characters); homarr.env keeps it for re-runs
[ -f homarr.env ] || echo "SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > homarr.env
docker run -d --name homarr --restart unless-stopped \
  -p 7575:7575 -v "$(pwd)"/homarr/appdata:/appdata --env-file homarr.env \
  ghcr.io/homarr-labs/homarr:latest
# →  http://SERVER_IP:7575 to create the first admin account
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Head-to-head

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