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Flame vs Homepage

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted dashboards & startpages options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FL Flame Minimalist self-hosted start page VS Homepage Fast, file-configured application dashboard
FeatureFlameHomepage
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setup≈5-minute setup
Health score83 · Excellent98 · Excellent
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesDashboards & Startpages
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 6,550★ 32,809
First released20212022
ReplacesHeimdallHeimdall

What are Flame and Homepage?

Flame

Flame is a minimalist, self-hosted start page for organizing applications and bookmarks with a clean interface. It targets users who want a fast, simple home page. It is deployed via Docker.

  • Clean minimalist interface
  • App and bookmark management
  • Docker label integration
  • Built-in weather widget

Read the full Flame guide →

Homepage

Homepage is a highly customizable application dashboard configured via YAML files, with Docker and service integrations. It targets users who like config-as-code start pages. It is deployed via Docker.

  • YAML-based configuration
  • Docker auto-discovery
  • Hundreds of service widgets
  • Very fast and lightweight

Read the full Homepage guide →

Flame vs Homepage: key differences

Flame is written in TypeScript, while Homepage is built with JavaScript. Licensing differs — MIT for Flame versus GPL-3.0 for Homepage. Homepage has the considerably larger community, at 32,809 GitHub stars versus 6,550.

Why pick each one

Choose Flame if…

  • Simple and fast
  • Lightweight
  • Easy to set up

Watch out for

  • Few advanced features
  • Limited active development
Flame details

Choose Homepage if…

  • Config as code
  • Lightweight and fast
  • Tons of widgets

Watch out for

  • No web-based editing
  • Editing YAML can intimidate
Homepage details

Frequently asked questions

Is Flame or Homepage better?

Neither is universally better. Homepage has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Flame and Homepage free and open-source?

Yes. Flame is licensed under MIT and Homepage under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Flame and Homepage with Docker?

Flame: yes. Homepage: yes.

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