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Welcome to HomeGlow! ✨

HomeGlow is your self-hosted, subscription-free smart home dashboard — built specifically for touch displays like wall-mounted tablets, Raspberry Pi setups, or living-room screens.

Think of it as a beautiful, always-on family command center:

• Shared calendar & meal planning
• Kid-friendly chores with rewards
• Family photos from your own library
• Local weather at a glance
• …and fully customizable widgets

All running locally on your hardware — no cloud accounts, no monthly fees, no tracking.

Why HomeGlow?

• 100% Self-Hosted — Your data stays on your network
• Touch-First Design — Drag, resize, swipe — perfect for fingers, not just mice
• No Subscriptions — Unlike many commercial alternatives
• Modular Widgets — Enable/disable/rearrange exactly what your family needs
• Dark/Light Mode — Auto or manual, saved per device
• Open Source — MIT licensed, actively developed, community welcome!

Key Features

• Calendar
  Multiple sources (ICS from Google/Apple, CalDAV servers)
  Month/week views, color-coded events, built-in meal planner

• Chores & Rewards
  Assign tasks to family members
  Swipe to complete, earn "clams" (points), unlock prizes
  Sticky/recurring tasks + bonus one-offs

• Photos
  Pull beautiful memories from your self-hosted Immich library
  Auto-rotating slideshow or grid

• Weather
  Current conditions + 3-day forecast
  Temperature graphs, feels-like, wind, icons
  (Uses free OpenWeatherMap API)

• Custom Widgets
  Add your own HTML snippets (clocks, quotes, notes, iframes…)
  Full theme control + transparency options

• Admin Panel
  Easy browser-based setup
  PIN protection, widget refresh intervals, family profiles

Quick Links

• Live Demo — Try it right now (default widgets & layout)
• Full GitHub Repository — Source code, issues, releases
• Project Website — More screenshots & overview
• Discord Community — Chat, share setups, get help, suggest features

Who Is It For?

Families who want a central display in the kitchen or hallway
Raspberry Pi tinkerers building wall tablets
Self-hosters already running Immich / Nextcloud / CalDAV
Anyone tired of subscription-locked smart displays

Get Involved

HomeGlow is young and growing fast — your feedback shapes it!
Star the repo, join Discord, open issues/PRs, or just share your dashboard screenshot.

Made with ❤️ by Jay and contributors.
Let's build the perfect family dashboard — together.

Happy glowing! 🌟