Flame

A self-hosted startpage with a customizable dashboard of apps, bookmarks, and widgets — deployed on Railway.

Why Deploy

Flame is a lightweight, single-container startpage/dashboard that lets you organize bookmarks, apps, and widgets in a beautiful grid. It stores all configuration on a single persistent volume — no external database or multi-service stack required. Deploy in under two minutes and your dashboard layout survives restarts and redeploys.

Features

Customizable dashboard with bookmarks and self-hosted apps
Built-in search bar with support for multiple search engines
15+ built-in color themes, plus a custom theme builder
Docker label integration for auto-discovering containerized apps
Optional weather widget, to-do widget, and RSS widget
Password-protected admin panel for configuration
Responsive design that works on desktop and mobile

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
`PORT`	HTTP listen port (auto-injected by Railway)	`5005`
`PASSWORD`	Admin panel password	`change_me`

Volumes

/app/data — Persistent stored configuration (settings, bookmarks, app layout, pinned apps)

Note: Railway allows one volume per service; sessions use ephemeral /tmp and are reset on redeploy (configuration data is unaffected).

License

MIT — Flame on GitHub

Deploy and Host

Click the Deploy to Railway button above to deploy Flame on Railway. Persistent volumes are configured automatically so your dashboard layout survives redeployments.

About Hosting

This template runs Flame on Railway, a cloud platform that handles infrastructure, scaling, and HTTPS. All dashboard configuration data is stored on a persistent volume for durability. Railway provides automatic TLS termination and private networking between services.

Common Use Cases

Personal startpage / homepage replacement
Team dashboard for self-hosted app links
Bookmark hub organized by category and tags
Developer workflow dashboard with quick-access apps

Dependencies for

Flame — Node.js/Express startpage application
No database companion required — all data is stored on persistent volumes

Deployment Dependencies

Dependency	Description
Persistent volume `/app/data`	Stored configuration, bookmarks, app layout
Railway account	Must have access to a single service

Quick Start

Click the Deploy to Railway button above
Wait for the build to complete (~2 minutes)
Access Flame at the deployed URL
Enter the admin password (set PASSWORD env var) to customize your dashboard