Heimdall by linuxserver
An Application dashboard and launcher
About Heimdall
From the project's README at github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Visit the website - https://heimdall.site About As the name suggests Heimdall Application Dashboard is a dashboard for all your web applications. It doesn't need to be limited to applications though, you can add links to anything you like.
Heimdall is an elegant solution to organise all your web applications. It’s dedicated to this purpose so you won’t lose your links in a sea of bookmarks.
Why not use it as your browser start page? It even has the ability to include a search bar using either Google, Bing or DuckDuckGo. Video If you want to see a quick video of it in use, go to https://youtu.be/GXnnMAxPzMc Supported applications You can use the app to link to any site or application, but Foundation apps will auto fill in the icon for the app and supply a default color for the tile. In addition Enhanced apps allow you provide details to an apps API, allowing you to view live sta
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 9.1k | github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall |
| GitHub forks | 613 | github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall |
| Docker Hub pulls | 586004k | hub.docker.com / linuxserver |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.3 years | since Jan 2018 |
| Last commit | 6 months ago | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 86 | last: 8 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2023-51803. What people say on Hacker News
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Ready to self-host Heimdall?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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