Why people self-host Homepage
Homepage is a modern service dashboard that can show links, widgets, health checks, and useful homelab status in one place. It is best when the start page should be operational, not just decorative.
The tradeoff is YAML configuration and widget credential handling. Store secrets carefully and keep widget scope narrow.
Deployment notes
Homepage is listed with support signals for linux, docker. Check the upstream documentation before exposing it to the internet, review authentication defaults, and keep backups outside the primary host.