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Homescreen-hero

Homescreen-hero is a self-hosted Plex companion app that gives library owners full control over how their content is presented, combining home screen…

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Homescreen-hero is a self-hosted Plex companion app that gives library owners full control over how their content is presented, combining home screen curation, collection management, automation, personalization, and server insights in one web dashboard.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?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). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

47/100 Fair

Maintained
54last commit 190 days ago
Popular
46198 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 5 days ago

GitHub stars
198
Open issues
10
Last commit
2026-04-08
Latest release
0.6.0
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 6 days ago - source: GitHub (trentferguson/homescreen-hero)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Installation Install with Docker (recommended) or run directly with Python; step-by-step instructions are in the project documentation. source

Fetched 8 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Does it keep the Plex home screen from going stale automatically?

It automatically rotates collections on a schedule, keeping featured content fresh without manual tweaks.

How much configuration is required for the quick start?

It can be started in minutes with minimal configuration, with more detailed setup options available in an installation guide.

Does the dashboard include server insights?

Yes, it includes server insights along with homescreen management and useful tools.

Can I see it in action before installing?

The documentation says to try the demo.

Answers sourced from docs.homescreenhero.com, docs.homescreenhero.com, forums.unraid.net, github.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads