Dashwise Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Dashwise hosting gives you a GUI-configured homelab dashboard for links, status checks and news feeds on your own domain. Deploy Dashwise v1.0-rc2, an upstream release candidate, as a self-hosted homelab dashboard: xCloud runs the pinned official image, keeps its PocketBase database and uploaded wallpapers on a persistent volume and publishes it over HTTPS. Registration is open until you switch it off.

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What is Dashwise?

Self-hosted Dashwise is a homelab dashboard. Its README describes a dashboard configured entirely from its UI, with glanceables and widgets, link groups and folders, an RSS news page, Ctrl+K spotlight-like search with search-engine bangs, notifications received through PUSH requests, and authentication including OIDC SSO built in. It stands in for a hosted start page when you want your app links and service checks on your own server. It is GPL-3.0 licensed, and v1.0-rc2 is a release candidate.

On xCloud the template runs the official andreasmolnardev/dashwise v1.0-rc2 image as one container pinned by immutable digest, with the web app, its PocketBase database and an in-memory feed cache, and the dashwise_data volume holding the database and uploaded wallpapers. HTTPS is published on your domain. Registration is open until you set DISABLE_USER_SIGNUP=true, and every account is a regular user.

From Sign-Up to a Live Dashwise In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Dashwise normally means a container, a domain, a certificate and account setup before a single link is organized. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Dashwise from the OneClick catalog and choose a domain. There are no app-specific fields — xCloud generates the internal database administrator password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up Dashwise v1.0-rc2 pinned by immutable digest, mount the data volume for its PocketBase database and wallpapers, and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign Up And Close Registration
Open your HTTPS URL, select Sign Up and create your account, then add DISABLE_USER_SIGNUP=true in the Environment editor and redeploy before adding your first link and link group.

Everything Dashwise Does, On Your Own Server

Dashwise runs in full here — its links, status checks and news tooling, on infrastructure you control.

Every App Link, One Dashboard
Organise every self-hosted app as links in groups and folders on one dashboard, edited right in the browser.
Service Status Checks
Run status checks on your links on a schedule, handled by the built-in monitoring job.
RSS News Feed
Subscribe to RSS feeds and read them on the News page, right alongside your links.
Spotlight-Style Search
Press Ctrl+K to search across links and integrations, with search-engine bangs supported.
Push Notifications
Receive notifications through the built-in notifications endpoint via simple PUSH requests.
Your Links, Your Server
Accounts, links, groups and settings live on one persistent volume, surviving a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Dashboard 24/7

Managed hosting for Dashwise, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Dashwise v1.0-rc2 deployed instantly
Sign-up flow built in
Service status checks included
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Dashwise

Keep every app link in one place
Organise your self-hosted apps as links in groups and folders on one dashboard, edited in the browser with no configuration file to touch.
Watch whether services are up
Run status checks on your links on a schedule through the built-in monitoring job, and see at a glance which of your apps has stopped answering.
Read feeds next to your links
Subscribe to RSS feeds and read them on the News page, so the dashboard doubles as a quiet reading list alongside your shortcuts.
Search everything with Ctrl+K
Press Ctrl+K to search across links and integrations, or use the search-engine bangs you set, instead of hunting through folders.

Dashwise vs Alternatives

Hosted start pages: A hosted start page keeps your links with a vendor. Dashwise is a GPL-3.0 dashboard on your own Cloud VPS, with accounts and data in a PocketBase database you control, though it is still a release candidate.
Homarr: Homarr is a customisable self-hosted dashboard with its own xCloud template. Compare it with Dashwise on integrations and maturity, since Dashwise here is a v1.0 release candidate.
Dashy: Dashy is a configurable self-hosted dashboard with its own xCloud template. Dashwise is configured entirely from its UI, per its README, without touching config files.
Glance: Glance is a self-hosted dashboard of feeds and widgets with its own xCloud template. Dashwise centres on link groups, status checks and Ctrl+K search with bangs.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Dashwise hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More links, more status checks, more accounts.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Dashwise alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Dashwise itself is free under the GPL-3.0 licence.

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Ready To Own Your Homelab Dashboard?

Dashwise on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your links. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How much RAM does Dashwise need?

The manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 4 GB of disk as a floor for the web app and its database. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page is well above that floor, leaving room for wallpapers, feeds and other OneClick apps on the same server.

Is Dashwise free and open source?

Yes. Dashwise is GPL-3.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v1.0-rc2 tag, which keeps the software free. xCloud bills only the dedicated server, and your links, groups and settings stay on the dashwise_data volume of your own server.

Can you run Dashwise with Docker?

Yes, and this is Dashwise Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream recommends its docker-compose file for production; the template runs the official andreasmolnardev/dashwise v1.0-rc2 image as one container, pinned by immutable digest, with dashwise_data and HTTPS in front on your domain.

Is Dashwise a stable release?

No. v1.0-rc2 is an upstream release candidate, labelled as such by the project. Expect rough edges; a brand-new account can briefly show a home-links error until the first link group exists. Treat it as a good fit for a homelab, not for anything you need to be flawless.

Can anyone register on my Dashwise server?

Registration is open by default. Add DISABLE_USER_SIGNUP=true in the Environment editor and redeploy, and the backend rejects new sign-ups from then on. Create your own account first, because until you close sign-up anyone who finds the address can register.

Does Dashwise have an admin role?

No. Every account is a regular user and there is no separate admin tier, so anyone you let register has the same access to their own dashboard as you have to yours. Close sign-up once the accounts you want exist, rather than relying on roles.

Does Dashwise support OIDC single sign-on?

The README says Dashwise has authentication built in, including SSO via OIDC. The template does not configure an identity provider, so set up OIDC yourself in the application settings before relying on it, and test sign-in before you close local registration.

Can Dashwise receive notifications?

Yes. Per its README it can receive notifications through simple PUSH requests to /api/v1/notifications/TOPIC-NAME, which you can send from scripts or other services. Treat the endpoint as part of your public surface and keep that in mind when choosing who may sign up.

What should I back up on a Dashwise server?

A backup is the dashwise_data volume, which holds the PocketBase database and uploaded wallpapers, together with the site's environment values. Keep a copy off the server and test a restore, because a release candidate can change its data format between versions.

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How do I upgrade Dashwise?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the template pins v1.0-rc2 by immutable digest. A daily job inside Dashwise checks the GitHub releases API for a newer version, but that only tells you one exists. To move up, copy dashwise_data, read the release notes, then adopt a newer template version; do not edit the image tag or digest yourself.

Is this Dashwise cloud hosting?

You get your own dashboard on a dedicated Cloud VPS set up by xCloud, not a hosted dashboard service. The container, the database and the volume belong to your install, and the dashboard is served over HTTPS on your domain.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.