Introduction
There are quite a few open source dashboard apps and many of them seem to have more bells and whistles than Heimdall. It is certainly not the most popular if Youtube is anything to go by, but it is certainly the one that I have stuck with and works for me.
It was easy to work with right out of the box. The app was up and running without a hitch. It was easy to stick a login page on it and links to the apps and sites I want. I even use it as the home page on my current browser.
I can login to it on the laptop, tablet and mobile phone, to add or locate whatever.
The Github project that I based my container on can be found with the link below:
I use it to get organised. I have cupboards full of plastic boxes and drawers. A lot of stuff just gets thrown in the drawers and if I ever need something specific, it used to take me an age to find it.
Now, having listed most things in most drawers and boxes, if I ever want to find something quickly, I open Homebox, hit the Search button and find its location in a jiffy.
I obviously don't get too carried away. I don't, for example itemise every HDMI cable, although I could if I wanted. I just add 'bag of HDMI cables'. As long as I keep all my HDMI cables in the same bag, in the same location, it works perfectly.
I can even have a photo of all my items. I found that is not really necessary, but I do add photos using the phone, if I think it's necessary and I can be bothered.
I do list all my DVDs and CDs, just because I can and I can't bring myself to throw or give them away. There are probably better Docker Apps to do that, that will bring metadata as well, but I already have the list, if I want to use one of those. I don't ever have to open their respective boxes again. I just know they are there.