Rackpad

Rackpad is a self-hosted infrastructure inventory and operations workspace for homelabs, small racks, network rooms, and lab environments. It brings racks, devices, ports, cables, Networks/IPAM, storage, Wi-Fi, compute, discovery, monitoring, documentation, images, integrations, reports, labs, and administration into one clean app.

Features

Rack management — Visual rack layouts with device placement, U-position tracking, and front/rear views
Network & IPAM — Track subnets, IP assignments, VLANs, and switch port mappings
Cable management — Map physical and logical connections between devices
Discovery — Automatic network discovery via ARP scan, nmap, and ping sweeps
Monitoring integration — Background health checks for services and devices
OIDC authentication — Optional single sign-on with role-based access control
Native backups — SQLite snapshots and JSON export for data portability
Persistent storage — All data stored in a Railway volume mounted at /data

Common Use Cases

Homelab inventory — Keep track of servers, switches, UPS units, and peripherals
Network documentation — Map physical ports to VLANs and IP subnets
Cable tracing — Record which cables connect which ports and devices
Discovery monitoring — Automatically discover new devices and track their status
Lab environment management — Document shared lab resources and access

Dependencies for

Deployment Dependencies

Rackpad requires only a persistent volume for its built-in SQLite database. No external database service is needed.

Persistent volume — Mounted at /data (included by default)
Port — Application listens on port 3000

Config

Variable	Description	Default
`PORT`	HTTP port Rackpad listens on	`3000`
`TRUST_PROXY`	Set to `1` to trust reverse proxy headers (required on Railway)	`1`
`APP_URL`	Public URL of your instance	`${{RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN}}`

Deploy and Host

Deploy and host your own Rackpad instance on Railway in one click.

About Hosting

Rackpad is a single-container Node.js application with a built-in SQLite database. On Railway, it runs as a single service with a persistent volume mounted at /data. The database is created automatically on first boot. The app serves both the REST API and the web UI on a single port.

Why Deploy

Instant HTTPS via Railway domains
Automatic restarts and health checks
Persistent volume included by default
Scale with zero configuration
Built-in network discovery and monitoring

First-Run Setup

Deploy via the button above
Open the public URL
Create your admin account on first visit
Start adding racks, devices, and network assets

License

This template is provided under the MIT license. Rackpad itself is licensed under the MIT license.

For more information, visit github.com/Kobii-git/Rackpad.