Sun Panel — Self-Hosted Server Navigation Dashboard

Introduction

Sun Panel is a self-hosted navigation dashboard designed for home servers and NAS devices. It provides a clean, customizable startpage for organizing links to all your self-hosted services in one place.

What Sun Panel Does

• Organize service links with custom icons, labels, and grouping
• Multi-user support with individual dashboards per account
• Built-in search bar with configurable search engine
• System resource monitor widget showing CPU, memory, and disk usage
• Docker container status monitoring with visual indicators

Architecture Overview

Sun Panel is built with Go on the backend and Vue 3 on the frontend. It uses an embedded SQLite database for configuration storage. The entire application compiles to a single binary with a small Docker image, making it lightweight and fast to deploy.

Self-Hosting & Configuration

• Run via Docker with a single volume mount for persistent config
• Default port is 3002; remap as needed
• Create an admin account on first launch
• Import and export configuration via JSON for backup
• Runs on amd64, arm64, and armv7 architectures including Raspberry Pi

Key Features

• Responsive design that works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Drag-and-drop item reordering
• Custom wallpaper and theme color settings per user
• Public and private bookmark modes
• Low resource footprint suitable for single-board computers

Comparison with Similar Tools

• Homepage — widget-focused with deep Docker/API integration; Sun Panel is simpler and lighter
• Dashy — feature-rich with status checks and widgets; Sun Panel prioritizes simplicity and speed
• Homer — YAML-configured static page; Sun Panel has a built-in UI editor and multi-user support
• Flame — Docker-integrated startpage; Sun Panel adds per-user dashboards and resource monitoring

FAQ

Q: Does Sun Panel require Docker? A: No. A standalone binary is available, but Docker is the recommended deployment method.

Q: Can multiple users have their own dashboards? A: Yes. Each user account gets an independent dashboard layout.

Q: Does it auto-discover Docker containers? A: It monitors container status but does not auto-discover services. Links are added manually or via API.

Q: What languages are supported? A: The interface supports English, Chinese, and community-contributed translations.

Sources

• https://github.com/hslr-s/sun-panel
• https://sun-panel.top