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Tech Hut November 14, 2023 16m

my FAVORITE Home Server Dashboard - Homarr Setup in Docker

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  1. hello everybody this is teut about a hello everybody this is teut about a month or so ago I uploaded a video going month or so ago I uploaded a video going month or so ago I uploaded a video going over all of these services that I'm over all of these services that I'm over all of these services that I'm currently running in my home lab great currently running in my home lab great currently running in my home lab great video I do recommend you check it out video I do recommend you check it out video I do recommend you check it out one of the ones that I talked about was one of the ones that I talked about was one of the ones that I talked about was my dashboard which is this right here my dashboard which is this right here my dashboard which is this right here this is homar assumably deriving its this is homar assumably deriving its this is homar assumably deriving its name from the applications it Oho well name from the applications it Oho well name from the applications it Oho well integrates with it is beautiful fully integrates with it is beautiful fully integrates with it is beautiful fully functional far from perfect but I've functional far from perfect but I've functional far from perfect but I've tried a lot of different options and out tried a lot of different options and out tried a lot of different options and out of all of them this one by far is my of all of them this one by far is my of all of them this one by far is my personal favorite granted there are some personal favorite granted there are some personal favorite granted there are some other fantastic options and I will link other fantastic options and I will link other fantastic options and I will link down below to any others that I've down below to any others that I've down below to any others that I've covered now it's all customizable you covered now it's all customizable you covered now it's all customizable you can customize it through the guey which can customize it through the guey which can customize it through the guey which is very nice we have widgets just a is very nice we have widgets just a is very nice we have widgets just a quick overview you see some of the quick overview you see some of the quick overview you see some of the applications in my home lab there's a applications in my home lab there's a applications in my home lab there's a status indicator saying if it's on or status indicator saying if it's on or status indicator saying if it's on or offline via a ping I've moved everything offline via a ping I've moved everything offline via a ping I've moved everything around to my preference over here we around to my preference over here we around to my preference over here we have a widget for overseer which is a have a widget for overseer which is a have a widget for overseer which is a media requesting service right here we media requesting service right here we media requesting service right here we have integration with various download have integration with various download have integration with various download clients these are my current uh Torrance clients these are my current uh Torrance clients these are my current uh Torrance we got a Jr archive stuff that I'm we got a Jr archive stuff that I'm we got a Jr archive stuff that I'm pulling over here is my current download pulling over here is my current download pulling over here is my current download speed I started one of these just to speed I started one of these just to speed I started one of these just to kind kind of demonstrate how this works kind kind of demonstrate how this works kind kind of demonstrate how this works we could see a history of the download we could see a history of the download we could see a history of the download speed for various clients you can see speed for various clients you can see speed for various clients you can see nzbget is included there as well right nzbget is included there as well right nzbget is included there as well right here we have a calendar which again here we have a calendar which again here we have a calendar which again links really well with some of these a links really well with some of these a links really well with some of these a sonar overseer Services if I click on sonar overseer Services if I click on sonar overseer Services if I click on two we can see a little dot right there two we can see a little dot right there two we can see a little dot right there click on that o there's a new episode of click on that o there's a new episode of click on that o there's a new episode of SpongeBob coming out you got a link to SpongeBob coming out you got a link to SpongeBob coming out you got a link to IMDb and all that if I click right here IMDb and all that if I click right here IMDb and all that if I click right here on the 21st another episode of SpongeBob on the 21st another episode of SpongeBob on the 21st another episode of SpongeBob and the PO and the PO and the PO releases which I'm really looking releases which I'm really looking releases which I'm really looking forward to and then we have some other

  2. forward to and then we have some other forward to and then we have some other links we have a current playing thing links we have a current playing thing links we have a current playing thing I'm going to start something just to I'm going to start something just to I'm going to start something just to show what that looks like Rudolph the show what that looks like Rudolph the show what that looks like Rudolph the red noos reindeer reindeer there we go red noos reindeer reindeer there we go red noos reindeer reindeer there we go so you can see Plex web that's me so you can see Plex web that's me so you can see Plex web that's me playing Rudolph if I give that a click I playing Rudolph if I give that a click I playing Rudolph if I give that a click I can see some very specific information can see some very specific information can see some very specific information on the exact playback and whatnot click on the exact playback and whatnot click on the exact playback and whatnot click that again it goes down and this that again it goes down and this that again it goes down and this integrates both with jelly and Plex integrates both with jelly and Plex integrates both with jelly and Plex which I do run both of them if you want which I do run both of them if you want which I do run both of them if you want to know why I run both of them I have a to know why I run both of them I have a to know why I run both of them I have a separate video on that Plex is primary separate video on that Plex is primary separate video on that Plex is primary jelly Fin's kind of my backup cuz Plex jelly Fin's kind of my backup cuz Plex jelly Fin's kind of my backup cuz Plex is definitely imperfect over here we do is definitely imperfect over here we do is definitely imperfect over here we do have some search functionality if I have some search functionality if I have some search functionality if I click on Docker over here you could see click on Docker over here you could see click on Docker over here you could see all the docker Integrations you could all the docker Integrations you could all the docker Integrations you could set it up so it will see everything and set it up so it will see everything and set it up so it will see everything and then you can easily add tiles through then you can easily add tiles through then you can easily add tiles through here if you would like to as well as here if you would like to as well as here if you would like to as well as kind of manage some of the containers so kind of manage some of the containers so kind of manage some of the containers so I can restart stop start and remove I can restart stop start and remove I can restart stop start and remove containers through here which is containers through here which is containers through here which is appreciated if I click the little appreciated if I click the little appreciated if I click the little hamburger menu over here we have some hamburger menu over here we have some hamburger menu over here we have some additional settings we have switched to additional settings we have switched to additional settings we have switched to light mode which I am not going to do we light mode which I am not going to do we light mode which I am not going to do we have disable of edit mode and then we have disable of edit mode and then we have disable of edit mode and then we have settings here if I go over to have settings here if I go over to have settings here if I go over to settings there's not as many settings as settings there's not as many settings as settings there's not as many settings as I would prefer but enough that it works I would prefer but enough that it works I would prefer but enough that it works we have the options for our search we have the options for our search we have the options for our search engine General language stuff we could engine General language stuff we could engine General language stuff we could clear our cache download our config if clear our cache download our config if clear our cache download our config if we're going to move this uh we're going to move this uh we're going to move this uh configuration to a different system or configuration to a different system or configuration to a different system or whatever save a copy of it if I go over whatever save a copy of it if I go over whatever save a copy of it if I go over to customizations we do have a lot of to customizations we do have a lot of to customizations we do have a lot of stuff here we have our general layout stuff here we have our general layout stuff here we have our general layout which you can enable and disable various which you can enable and disable various which you can enable and disable various sidebars search bars pings we have grid sidebars search bars pings we have grid sidebars search bars pings we have grid Stacks so how you want these actual Stacks so how you want these actual Stacks so how you want these actual tiles and whatnot to behave via the size tiles and whatnot to behave via the size tiles and whatnot to behave via the size which is customizable depending on how

  3. which is customizable depending on how which is customizable depending on how large the window is we have some large the window is we have some large the window is we have some accessibility stuff and some page metad accessibility stuff and some page metad accessibility stuff and some page metad data so you can change the title logo data so you can change the title logo data so you can change the title logo and whatnot and then of course some and whatnot and then of course some and whatnot and then of course some appearance settings so you have primary appearance settings so you have primary appearance settings so you have primary secondary opacity and of course if you secondary opacity and of course if you secondary opacity and of course if you have a little more skill set than me you have a little more skill set than me you have a little more skill set than me you can add your very own custom CSS now can add your very own custom CSS now can add your very own custom CSS now actually getting this set up is pretty actually getting this set up is pretty actually getting this set up is pretty easy what we're going to do that was easy what we're going to do that was easy what we're going to do that was kind of the really quick overview we're kind of the really quick overview we're kind of the really quick overview we're going to set up a new instance on a going to set up a new instance on a going to set up a new instance on a separate machine and then I'm going to separate machine and then I'm going to separate machine and then I'm going to add some services so you can see kind of add some services so you can see kind of add some services so you can see kind of the process of customizing this the process of customizing this the process of customizing this rearranging tiles and linking some of rearranging tiles and linking some of rearranging tiles and linking some of these integrated services but before these integrated services but before these integrated services but before that we need to thank aami connected that we need to thank aami connected that we need to thank aami connected Cloud for sponsoring this video it is Cloud for sponsoring this video it is Cloud for sponsoring this video it is incredibly easy to spin up your very own incredibly easy to spin up your very own incredibly easy to spin up your very own the node on the service and you can use the node on the service and you can use the node on the service and you can use it for a wide variety of things they are it for a wide variety of things they are it for a wide variety of things they are Linux servers in the cloud I personally Linux servers in the cloud I personally Linux servers in the cloud I personally use it to host a lot of the backend use it to host a lot of the backend use it to host a lot of the backend services on my website through various services on my website through various services on my website through various Docker containers like plausible we have Docker containers like plausible we have Docker containers like plausible we have project man management tools a bunch of project man management tools a bunch of project man management tools a bunch of different things I do recommend you go different things I do recommend you go different things I do recommend you go ahead and check it out and better yet if ahead and check it out and better yet if ahead and check it out and better yet if you are a new user of the platform you you are a new user of the platform you you are a new user of the platform you can use the link down below to get a can use the link down below to get a can use the link down below to get a $100 60-day credit this right here is $100 60-day credit this right here is $100 60-day credit this right here is their website here you can learn more their website here you can learn more their website here you can learn more install it you can access all the install it you can access all the install it you can access all the documentation you could see some of the documentation you could see some of the documentation you could see some of the information if you want a little more information if you want a little more information if you want a little more information beyond what I've covered you information beyond what I've covered you information beyond what I've covered you can definitely check out their website can definitely check out their website can definitely check out their website if we head over to documentation here if we head over to documentation here if we head over to documentation here and under introduction we can see the and under introduction we can see the and under introduction we can see the prerequisites installation and all that prerequisites installation and all that prerequisites installation and all that just a quick overview these are the just a quick overview these are the just a quick overview these are the widgets that are available so you have widgets that are available so you have widgets that are available so you have uset torrent there's RSS media servers

  4. uset torrent there's RSS media servers uset torrent there's RSS media servers you can add iframes through here and you can add iframes through here and you can add iframes through here and really a lot more than what I'm using really a lot more than what I'm using really a lot more than what I'm using including weather which is nice and then including weather which is nice and then including weather which is nice and then if we go to Integrations we can see the if we go to Integrations we can see the if we go to Integrations we can see the actual services that link up really well actual services that link up really well actual services that link up really well with this such as various torrent with this such as various torrent with this such as various torrent clients uset clients collection managers clients uset clients collection managers clients uset clients collection managers which this is kind of the main purpose which this is kind of the main purpose which this is kind of the main purpose of this I would say if you use any of of this I would say if you use any of of this I would say if you use any of these Services even if you use another these Services even if you use another these Services even if you use another dashboard having this as the kind of dashboard having this as the kind of dashboard having this as the kind of dashboard for your media is still very dashboard for your media is still very dashboard for your media is still very beneficial it links up with sonar radar beneficial it links up with sonar radar beneficial it links up with sonar radar lar and redar home R you're getting the lar and redar home R you're getting the lar and redar home R you're getting the point media servers it does link up with point media servers it does link up with point media servers it does link up with Dash which is nice overseer and jelly Dash which is nice overseer and jelly Dash which is nice overseer and jelly Seer so overseer is mostly for Plex if Seer so overseer is mostly for Plex if Seer so overseer is mostly for Plex if you want to use jelly Seer that is an you want to use jelly Seer that is an you want to use jelly Seer that is an option as well and of course as you saw option as well and of course as you saw option as well and of course as you saw Docker and then if we scroll down you Docker and then if we scroll down you Docker and then if we scroll down you get a lot more specific information and get a lot more specific information and get a lot more specific information and tutorials and the uh configuration tutorials and the uh configuration tutorials and the uh configuration options that you have available for all options that you have available for all options that you have available for all these different things but we will see a these different things but we will see a these different things but we will see a lot of those when we actually dive into lot of those when we actually dive into lot of those when we actually dive into the installation which we are going to the installation which we are going to the installation which we are going to do now if we go over to do now if we go over to do now if we go over to prerequisites this supports Linux it prerequisites this supports Linux it prerequisites this supports Linux it also supports Docker which you can run also supports Docker which you can run also supports Docker which you can run on a lot of things but if we go over on a lot of things but if we go over on a lot of things but if we go over here to installation click on here to installation click on here to installation click on installation you can see the installation you can see the installation you can see the prerequisite is Docker and installing prerequisite is Docker and installing prerequisite is Docker and installing this is actually pretty easy here is our this is actually pretty easy here is our this is actually pretty easy here is our Docker run command so the name is Homer Docker run command so the name is Homer Docker run command so the name is Homer restart it unless stopped this is the restart it unless stopped this is the restart it unless stopped this is the default Port that you are going to want default Port that you are going to want default Port that you are going to want to do we have a couple path to do we have a couple path to do we have a couple path configuration options here and then of configuration options here and then of configuration options here and then of course our actual image course our actual image course our actual image now if I scroll down we have some more now if I scroll down we have some more now if I scroll down we have some more stuff this is our actual Docker compose stuff this is our actual Docker compose stuff this is our actual Docker compose file which is very nice and if I keep

  5. file which is very nice and if I keep file which is very nice and if I keep scrolling down here you can see that we scrolling down here you can see that we scrolling down here you can see that we have options for unraid which is how I'm have options for unraid which is how I'm have options for unraid which is how I'm actually currently using it if you know actually currently using it if you know actually currently using it if you know how to use unraid and you use the uh how to use unraid and you use the uh how to use unraid and you use the uh applications with unraid it's pretty applications with unraid it's pretty applications with unraid it's pretty straightforward and then they have all straightforward and then they have all straightforward and then they have all of the options here now one thing that of the options here now one thing that of the options here now one thing that is left out is the docker integration if is left out is the docker integration if is left out is the docker integration if we go over to Integrations Docker you we go over to Integrations Docker you we go over to Integrations Docker you could see that we are going to need to could see that we are going to need to could see that we are going to need to give access to the docker sock you might give access to the docker sock you might give access to the docker sock you might as well do that it is a feature unless as well do that it is a feature unless as well do that it is a feature unless if for some reason you don't want it to if for some reason you don't want it to if for some reason you don't want it to be able to access your other containers be able to access your other containers be able to access your other containers so with that said we're going to be so with that said we're going to be so with that said we're going to be installing this via protainer if you're installing this via protainer if you're installing this via protainer if you're not going to be using protainer again not going to be using protainer again not going to be using protainer again it's really easy it's just this Command it's really easy it's just this Command it's really easy it's just this Command right here but you're going to want to right here but you're going to want to right here but you're going to want to add that Docker sock volume so what I'm add that Docker sock volume so what I'm add that Docker sock volume so what I'm going to do is scroll back down here to going to do is scroll back down here to going to do is scroll back down here to this Docker compos file we're going to this Docker compos file we're going to this Docker compos file we're going to grab this give that a copy and then head grab this give that a copy and then head grab this give that a copy and then head over to protainer this is my Intel Nook over to protainer this is my Intel Nook over to protainer this is my Intel Nook I already have it in installed on unrate I already have it in installed on unrate I already have it in installed on unrate over here I do need to fix the agent over here I do need to fix the agent over here I do need to fix the agent that's a different topic So within here that's a different topic So within here that's a different topic So within here we are going to go to Stacks we're going we are going to go to Stacks we're going we are going to go to Stacks we're going to make a new Docker stack so let's add to make a new Docker stack so let's add to make a new Docker stack so let's add a stack this stack is going to be home R a stack this stack is going to be home R a stack this stack is going to be home R and then all we need to do is paste in and then all we need to do is paste in and then all we need to do is paste in what we copied over here in the docker what we copied over here in the docker what we copied over here in the docker integration I'm going to go ahead and integration I'm going to go ahead and integration I'm going to go ahead and grab this sock so it can communicate grab this sock so it can communicate grab this sock so it can communicate with all the other containers head back with all the other containers head back with all the other containers head back over to protainer and then I'm going to over to protainer and then I'm going to over to protainer and then I'm going to add this right here getting rid of the add this right here getting rid of the add this right here getting rid of the dash V that's if you're running it as a dash V that's if you're running it as a dash V that's if you're running it as a command now right here for the volumes command now right here for the volumes command now right here for the volumes we're actually going to do this we're actually going to do this we're actually going to do this somewhere else now you could somewhere else now you could somewhere else now you could theoretically just run this as is this theoretically just run this as is this theoretically just run this as is this will create a hidden Homer directory

  6. will create a hidden Homer directory will create a hidden Homer directory within your uh root directory on your within your uh root directory on your within your uh root directory on your system but what I'm going to do is SSH system but what I'm going to do is SSH system but what I'm going to do is SSH into our terminal so SSH type in your into our terminal so SSH type in your into our terminal so SSH type in your username for your Linux server that username for your Linux server that username for your Linux server that you're wanting to host this on and your you're wanting to host this on and your you're wanting to host this on and your IP address hit enter ooh there's some IP address hit enter ooh there's some IP address hit enter ooh there's some updates we're going to skip that for now updates we're going to skip that for now updates we're going to skip that for now I'm going to do an LS just just to show I'm going to do an LS just just to show I'm going to do an LS just just to show you guys what we got Going On You' see a you guys what we got Going On You' see a you guys what we got Going On You' see a ring geekbench on here but we have some ring geekbench on here but we have some ring geekbench on here but we have some folders We have have grafana flex and folders We have have grafana flex and folders We have have grafana flex and Prometheus just on This Server its main Prometheus just on This Server its main Prometheus just on This Server its main function is kind of running various function is kind of running various function is kind of running various Docker containers so I put a lot of the Docker containers so I put a lot of the Docker containers so I put a lot of the configuration stuff within the user home configuration stuff within the user home configuration stuff within the user home directory here so we're just going to directory here so we're just going to directory here so we're just going to make a new directory I'm going to do make a new directory I'm going to do make a new directory I'm going to do make dur and this is going to be hom R make dur and this is going to be hom R make dur and this is going to be hom R hit enter now if I LS we can see hom R hit enter now if I LS we can see hom R hit enter now if I LS we can see hom R so I'm going to go ahead and CD into so I'm going to go ahead and CD into so I'm going to go ahead and CD into that real quick and make two more that real quick and make two more that real quick and make two more directories this one I'm going to call directories this one I'm going to call directories this one I'm going to call Con figs and then we're going to make Con figs and then we're going to make Con figs and then we're going to make another one called icons LS there we go so now to make life icons LS there we go so now to make life easy if I go ahead and print the working easy if I go ahead and print the working easy if I go ahead and print the working directory hit enter I'm just going to directory hit enter I'm just going to directory hit enter I'm just going to grab this right here home Brandon homer grab this right here home Brandon homer grab this right here home Brandon homer I'm going to grab before configs and I'm going to grab before configs and I'm going to grab before configs and paste this in there we go and then let's grab for in there we go and then let's grab for icons and paste that in so this is going icons and paste that in so this is going icons and paste that in so this is going to be our actual locations here and this to be our actual locations here and this to be our actual locations here and this is going to point in the container to is going to point in the container to is going to point in the container to data configs and public icons now now data configs and public icons now now data configs and public icons now now I'm not going to do it at the moment but I'm not going to do it at the moment but I'm not going to do it at the moment but generally one thing I do is give my user generally one thing I do is give my user generally one thing I do is give my user access to this so um I can edit configs access to this so um I can edit configs access to this so um I can edit configs and whatnot I'm not going to do that now and whatnot I'm not going to do that now and whatnot I'm not going to do that now it technically adds some security

  7. it technically adds some security it technically adds some security concerns but this should be all we need concerns but this should be all we need concerns but this should be all we need oh we don't want this Docker compose yml oh we don't want this Docker compose yml oh we don't want this Docker compose yml let's get rid of that there we go so let's get rid of that there we go so let's get rid of that there we go so from there let's go ahead and deploy from there let's go ahead and deploy from there let's go ahead and deploy this stack it should take no time at all this stack it should take no time at all this stack it should take no time at all it's a relatively small lightweight it's a relatively small lightweight it's a relatively small lightweight service and there we go the stack is service and there we go the stack is service and there we go the stack is deployed successfully if we now go to deployed successfully if we now go to deployed successfully if we now go to our containers we should have home right our containers we should have home right our containers we should have home right there up and running we could check the there up and running we could check the there up and running we could check the logs if we want to make sure there's no logs if we want to make sure there's no logs if we want to make sure there's no issues it's listening on the proper Port issues it's listening on the proper Port issues it's listening on the proper Port which is nice head over to our which is nice head over to our which is nice head over to our containers again and all looks well so containers again and all looks well so containers again and all looks well so now if we go to let's get rid of the S now if we go to let's get rid of the S now if we go to let's get rid of the S and then go to Port and then go to Port and then go to Port 7575 enter there we go so this right 7575 enter there we go so this right 7575 enter there we go so this right here is the default dashboard that you here is the default dashboard that you here is the default dashboard that you get when you first install it we have get when you first install it we have get when you first install it we have our weather here we have a couple links our weather here we have a couple links our weather here we have a couple links to help you out you could donate to them to help you out you could donate to them to help you out you could donate to them we have some times documentation and we have some times documentation and we have some times documentation and then some tips and tricks right here now then some tips and tricks right here now then some tips and tricks right here now a lot of these you could just click on a lot of these you could just click on a lot of these you could just click on an edit you could see this home RS an edit you could see this home RS an edit you could see this home RS notebook which is a little getting notebook which is a little getting notebook which is a little getting starting thing we could click this starting thing we could click this starting thing we could click this little edit icon here and edit this little edit icon here and edit this little edit icon here and edit this directly if we'd like to and same goes directly if we'd like to and same goes directly if we'd like to and same goes for some of these links if I click over for some of these links if I click over for some of these links if I click over here go to enter edit mode this is where here go to enter edit mode this is where here go to enter edit mode this is where we actually get the actual settings for we actually get the actual settings for we actually get the actual settings for various things so instead of just a text various things so instead of just a text various things so instead of just a text edit if I click this again we could edit if I click this again we could edit if I click this again we could completely remove it change the position completely remove it change the position completely remove it change the position we can edit it and this one specifically we can edit it and this one specifically we can edit it and this one specifically doesn't have too many options here now doesn't have too many options here now doesn't have too many options here now if we go to a different one such as one if we go to a different one such as one if we go to a different one such as one of these if I click this go to edit this of these if I click this go to edit this of these if I click this go to edit this right here is a simple bookmark we have right here is a simple bookmark we have right here is a simple bookmark we have the name the internal IP address which the name the internal IP address which the name the internal IP address which is just going to link up to a uh domain

  8. is just going to link up to a uh domain is just going to link up to a uh domain here we have various behaviors so we can here we have various behaviors so we can here we have various behaviors so we can add a description we can add a network add a description we can add a network add a description we can add a network and add a status Checker if we want to and add a status Checker if we want to and add a status Checker if we want to I'm not going to do that and we have I'm not going to do that and we have I'm not going to do that and we have appearance so with everything you could appearance so with everything you could appearance so with everything you could change the icons the app name the font change the icons the app name the font change the icons the app name the font size there's a lot of different things size there's a lot of different things size there's a lot of different things and then we have integration this and then we have integration this and then we have integration this doesn't really have an integration doesn't really have an integration doesn't really have an integration but we could see all the options that we but we could see all the options that we but we could see all the options that we have here so I'm going to go ahead and have here so I'm going to go ahead and have here so I'm going to go ahead and cancel this and let's create a new one cancel this and let's create a new one cancel this and let's create a new one so right here we can add a tile I'm so right here we can add a tile I'm so right here we can add a tile I'm going to demonstrate one of the going to demonstrate one of the going to demonstrate one of the Integrations real quick and hopefully it Integrations real quick and hopefully it Integrations real quick and hopefully it works right away or else we're going to works right away or else we're going to works right away or else we're going to have to kind of troubleshoot so if I go have to kind of troubleshoot so if I go have to kind of troubleshoot so if I go apps here your app this is going to be apps here your app this is going to be apps here your app this is going to be our torrent client so I'm going to skip our torrent client so I'm going to skip our torrent client so I'm going to skip right to integration and get this right right to integration and get this right right to integration and get this right here this is what I currently have set here this is what I currently have set here this is what I currently have set up I'm going to go back to General paste up I'm going to go back to General paste up I'm going to go back to General paste that on in now for our internal address that on in now for our internal address that on in now for our internal address we're going to paste this this is the we're going to paste this this is the we're going to paste this this is the actual IP address associated with this actual IP address associated with this actual IP address associated with this service it's not on the same machine so service it's not on the same machine so service it's not on the same machine so I'm interested if it's going to work I'm interested if it's going to work I'm interested if it's going to work right away or if we're going to have to right away or if we're going to have to right away or if we're going to have to play around with the ports or whatever play around with the ports or whatever play around with the ports or whatever we have behavior I'm not going to add a we have behavior I'm not going to add a we have behavior I'm not going to add a description open a new tag Network description open a new tag Network description open a new tag Network status checking is perfectly fine status checking is perfectly fine status checking is perfectly fine appearance it automatically pulls the appearance it automatically pulls the appearance it automatically pulls the icon for us since we've uh put in the icon for us since we've uh put in the icon for us since we've uh put in the integration I'm pretty sure it works integration I'm pretty sure it works integration I'm pretty sure it works with just putting in the name as well so with just putting in the name as well so with just putting in the name as well so we have some other options you could we have some other options you could we have some other options you could change the name of the app position etc change the name of the app position etc change the name of the app position etc etc now let's go over to integration etc now let's go over to integration etc now let's go over to integration here so our new secret now I do believe here so our new secret now I do believe here so our new secret now I do believe good that this is just the generic good that this is just the generic good that this is just the generic password I have set up for this some of password I have set up for this some of password I have set up for this some of them require API key and some extra them require API key and some extra them require API key and some extra information so for there I'm going to information so for there I'm going to information so for there I'm going to click on Save and we have it right here

  9. click on Save and we have it right here click on Save and we have it right here so let's see if it can go ahead and ping so let's see if it can go ahead and ping so let's see if it can go ahead and ping it real quick I'm just going to go ahead it real quick I'm just going to go ahead it real quick I'm just going to go ahead and move it up here and of course one and move it up here and of course one and move it up here and of course one thing that's cool is we could actually thing that's cool is we could actually thing that's cool is we could actually change the icon sizes if we would like change the icon sizes if we would like change the icon sizes if we would like to so you got a big old option to click to so you got a big old option to click to so you got a big old option to click our torrent client there I'm not sure our torrent client there I'm not sure our torrent client there I'm not sure why the indicator is not coming up at why the indicator is not coming up at why the indicator is not coming up at the moment again I did that this is the moment again I did that this is the moment again I did that this is imperfect because usually it shows if imperfect because usually it shows if imperfect because usually it shows if it's not working with the red ah there it's not working with the red ah there it's not working with the red ah there it is I'm an idiot enable ping and we it is I'm an idiot enable ping and we it is I'm an idiot enable ping and we actually want to enable Docker actually want to enable Docker actually want to enable Docker integration actually let's enable our integration actually let's enable our integration actually let's enable our left sidebar here why not oh look there left sidebar here why not oh look there left sidebar here why not oh look there you go it's red it's pinging it's you go it's red it's pinging it's you go it's red it's pinging it's flashing good to go now since that's flashing good to go now since that's flashing good to go now since that's working I can actually see that service working I can actually see that service working I can actually see that service let's see if the integration is working let's see if the integration is working let's see if the integration is working so what we are going to do now is once so what we are going to do now is once so what we are going to do now is once again enter edit mode we're going to again enter edit mode we're going to again enter edit mode we're going to want to add a tile this time we're going want to add a tile this time we're going want to add a tile this time we're going to do a widget now there are a lot of to do a widget now there are a lot of to do a widget now there are a lot of widgets to choose from not as many as I widgets to choose from not as many as I widgets to choose from not as many as I would like but definitely a good amount would like but definitely a good amount would like but definitely a good amount you have notebooks bookmark media you have notebooks bookmark media you have notebooks bookmark media request statuses video streams which is request statuses video streams which is request statuses video streams which is super cool pretty sure you could use super cool pretty sure you could use super cool pretty sure you could use like an IP camera set that up with like an IP camera set that up with like an IP camera set that up with another service download speeds Torrance another service download speeds Torrance another service download speeds Torrance so our torrent client should be able to so our torrent client should be able to so our torrent client should be able to support both of these that's what I support both of these that's what I support both of these that's what I currently have set up on my other system currently have set up on my other system currently have set up on my other system so I'm going to add to dashboard let's so I'm going to add to dashboard let's so I'm going to add to dashboard let's just do both of them close that out and just do both of them close that out and just do both of them close that out and there we go look at that it is gathering there we go look at that it is gathering there we go look at that it is gathering our download speeds here's our actual our download speeds here's our actual our download speeds here's our actual torrent and of course you'd want to move torrent and of course you'd want to move torrent and of course you'd want to move this around to make it kind of line up this around to make it kind of line up this around to make it kind of line up with exactly what you want it to look with exactly what you want it to look with exactly what you want it to look like and of course the bigger you make like and of course the bigger you make like and of course the bigger you make them the more data you get can move this them the more data you get can move this them the more data you get can move this back up back up back up here and I will note that um moving

  10. here and I will note that um moving here and I will note that um moving these around only saves that these around only saves that these around only saves that configuration for the size that your configuration for the size that your configuration for the size that your window is so you might want to adjust it window is so you might want to adjust it window is so you might want to adjust it until things change move everything until things change move everything until things change move everything around again so on so forth and then we around again so on so forth and then we around again so on so forth and then we just move some of these around and just move some of these around and just move some of these around and that's one thing I really like about that's one thing I really like about that's one thing I really like about this is you could just move everything this is you could just move everything this is you could just move everything as you see fit a lot of other things as you see fit a lot of other things as you see fit a lot of other things that I've used in the past require that I've used in the past require that I've used in the past require editing configurations for the simplest editing configurations for the simplest editing configurations for the simplest of things I like that this has the user of things I like that this has the user of things I like that this has the user interface to go Ahad and do this so I'm interface to go Ahad and do this so I'm interface to go Ahad and do this so I'm going to exit and save here so this is going to exit and save here so this is going to exit and save here so this is our new kind of setup for the moment now our new kind of setup for the moment now our new kind of setup for the moment now the docker integration let's see if that the docker integration let's see if that the docker integration let's see if that worked what it did setting up that worked what it did setting up that worked what it did setting up that Docker sock volume makes it so it can Docker sock volume makes it so it can Docker sock volume makes it so it can see just about everything now from here see just about everything now from here see just about everything now from here I could go ahead and click on Plex let's I could go ahead and click on Plex let's I could go ahead and click on Plex let's go to protainer we have a bunch of Chasm go to protainer we have a bunch of Chasm go to protainer we have a bunch of Chasm stuff I'm just going to go Ahad and stuff I'm just going to go Ahad and stuff I'm just going to go Ahad and select melee and then Tesla mate grafana select melee and then Tesla mate grafana select melee and then Tesla mate grafana and Tesla mate Tesla mate so if I go and Tesla mate Tesla mate so if I go and Tesla mate Tesla mate so if I go ahead and add all of these oh guess we ahead and add all of these oh guess we ahead and add all of these oh guess we can only do one at a time let's uncheck can only do one at a time let's uncheck can only do one at a time let's uncheck some of these there we go it only likes some of these there we go it only likes some of these there we go it only likes it when you do one so let's do add to it when you do one so let's do add to it when you do one so let's do add to Homer and here you're going to want to Homer and here you're going to want to Homer and here you're going to want to do some configuration I wish it could do some configuration I wish it could do some configuration I wish it could kind of pull the IP address and you saw kind of pull the IP address and you saw kind of pull the IP address and you saw there when I switched it to Plex it did there when I switched it to Plex it did there when I switched it to Plex it did pull it so you don't have to do the pull it so you don't have to do the pull it so you don't have to do the Integrations that will search a database Integrations that will search a database Integrations that will search a database and find the application depending on and find the application depending on and find the application depending on the name but I'm not going to do that the name but I'm not going to do that the name but I'm not going to do that behavior Network okay okay integration behavior Network okay okay integration behavior Network okay okay integration there is a Plex option right there but there is a Plex option right there but there is a Plex option right there but I'm going to skip this for now cuz I I'm going to skip this for now cuz I I'm going to skip this for now cuz I don't feel like going and grabbing my don't feel like going and grabbing my don't feel like going and grabbing my API key go over here and then we can see API key go over here and then we can see API key go over here and then we can see Plex it's showing up red right now but

  11. Plex it's showing up red right now but Plex it's showing up red right now but it is working if I added that um it is working if I added that um it is working if I added that um integration it would probably see it a integration it would probably see it a integration it would probably see it a little bit better oh I forgot to save it little bit better oh I forgot to save it little bit better oh I forgot to save it it's gone oh well you get the point it's it's gone oh well you get the point it's it's gone oh well you get the point it's pretty easy to set up tiles it's really pretty easy to set up tiles it's really pretty easy to set up tiles it's really nice you can just move things around nice you can just move things around nice you can just move things around if I go back to edit mode you could see if I go back to edit mode you could see if I go back to edit mode you could see here if I go to add a tile we also have here if I go to add a tile we also have here if I go to add a tile we also have categories so if I clicked on that I categories so if I clicked on that I categories so if I clicked on that I could call this something like media could call this something like media could call this something like media click on Save and if I scroll down here click on Save and if I scroll down here click on Save and if I scroll down here you could see this separate kind of you could see this separate kind of you could see this separate kind of section oh there it went it just moved section oh there it went it just moved section oh there it went it just moved itself cool boom we'll put this in here itself cool boom we'll put this in here itself cool boom we'll put this in here and I really wish you could move these and I really wish you could move these and I really wish you could move these around and kind of group it but that around and kind of group it but that around and kind of group it but that doesn't look like it's a feature right doesn't look like it's a feature right doesn't look like it's a feature right now that is definitely a request I have now that is definitely a request I have now that is definitely a request I have so that is an option I wish we could so that is an option I wish we could so that is an option I wish we could move these around if I click on this you move these around if I click on this you move these around if I click on this you can open all of whatever is in here in a can open all of whatever is in here in a can open all of whatever is in here in a new tab if you'd like to which could be new tab if you'd like to which could be new tab if you'd like to which could be handy but yeah that is Homer that is the handy but yeah that is Homer that is the handy but yeah that is Homer that is the dashboard I am using real quick uh if I dashboard I am using real quick uh if I dashboard I am using real quick uh if I add a new tile apps uh integration add a new tile apps uh integration add a new tile apps uh integration connecting it with something like sonar connecting it with something like sonar connecting it with something like sonar or radar just requires the API key it or radar just requires the API key it or radar just requires the API key it should work perfectly fine especially if should work perfectly fine especially if should work perfectly fine especially if it's within your network and you don't it's within your network and you don't it's within your network and you don't have any problems connecting it to it have any problems connecting it to it have any problems connecting it to it otherwise so with all that I will link otherwise so with all that I will link otherwise so with all that I will link down below to everything that I talked down below to everything that I talked down below to everything that I talked about in this video again you could about in this video again you could about in this video again you could technically set this up on theen node if technically set this up on theen node if technically set this up on theen node if you'd like to as well as a bunch of you'd like to as well as a bunch of you'd like to as well as a bunch of other Docker containers there are a other Docker containers there are a other Docker containers there are a bunch of options with L node including bunch of options with L node including bunch of options with L node including their one click installs use that link their one click installs use that link their one click installs use that link down below if you are interested and down below if you are interested and down below if you are interested and with all that I do hope you have an with all that I do hope you have an with all that I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and good bye

Summary

This tech transcript highlights Home Assistant as a preferred customizable dashboard for managing home lab services like Overseer and download clients. It showcases features such as status indicators, media request integration, calendar syncing with Sonarr, and playback monitoring for Plex and Jellyfin. The practical takeaway is that Home Assistant offers a unified and efficient way to oversee and interact with your entire home media ecosystem.

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