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Homebox is a self-hosted inventory and organization system that helps home users simply track, categorize, and manage household items.

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Homebox is a self-hosted inventory and organization system that helps home users simply track, categorize, and manage household items.

Platform availability

Available on 4 of 6 install platforms

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

36/100 Low

Maintained
0GitHub repository is archived
Popular
703,007 GitHub stars
Easy to install
654 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
3,007
Open issues
146
Last commit
2024-05-23
Latest release
v0.10.3
License
AGPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (hay-kot/homebox)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Let only your web server reach Homebox In the secure setup example, Homebox listens on a Unix socket (a local file used for private connections) at /run/homebox.sock instead of a normal network port. Set SocketGroup=caddy and SocketMode=0660 so only your Caddy web server can connect, which stops other programs or browsers from reaching Homebox directly. source
  • A private network can cause an update error If you start Homebox with systemd-run PrivateNetwork=yes, it blocks all internet access, so the log may show a failed GitHub release check. That error is expected in this mode; Homebox still works, but it cannot check for newer versions. source

Fetched 2 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • Homer - The Home Management App
  • My Inventory - A complete personal asset management app.
  • PartKeepr - PartKeepr is an electronic part inventory management software.
  • Snipe-IT - Easily see which assets are assigned, to whom, and their physical location.
  • Zoho Inventory - Manage and optimize inventory and orders with integration to Amazon, Shopify, and more, offering efficiency and multi-channel support.
  • atticd - Attic is a self-hostable binary cache server for Nix users, packaged for Unraid to store and serve build artifacts.
  • home-information
  • homeboxlabel - External label service for Homebox that generates 4 x 6 inch location labels while preserving compact item labels and QR-code links back to…
  • homer - A dead simple static HOMe for your servER to keep your services on hand from a simple yaml config.
  • inventoryware - Self-hosted inventory manager that catalogs your belongings from photos.

Checked 4 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What permission change is required for the Homebox rootless Docker image?

Create the data folder in advance and chown it to 65532:65532 before mounting it into the container.

How can I expose Homebox only through a Caddy reverse proxy?

Configure Homebox to listen on the Unix socket /run/homebox.sock, and set SocketGroup=caddy and SocketMode=0660 so only Caddy can connect.

What storage model should I expect when backing up Homebox?

Homebox uses SQLite and an embedded Web UI, which is meant to make deploying, using, and backing up the app easier.

Why does Homebox show a failed GitHub release check when run with PrivateNetwork=yes?

PrivateNetwork=yes blocks internet access, so the release check fails. The app still works, but it cannot check for newer versions.

How do I switch from the archived original Homebox to the forked project?

Use the forked project's new namespace and the Docker image published with the v0.11.0 release, which is intended to make switching easier.

Answers sourced from github.com, github.com, hay-kot.github.io, www.reddit.com

Community

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