Web-app-dashboard Role

Description: Self-hosted portal for unified access to all deployed applications via a customizable tile and menu interface

Variables

  • author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach

  • description: Self-hosted portal for unified access to all deployed applications via a customizable tile and menu interface

  • license: Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial)

  • company: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach https://www.veen.world

  • min_ansible_version: 2.9

  • platforms: [{‘name’: ‘ArchLinux’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Debian’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘EL’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Fedora’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}, {‘name’: ‘Ubuntu’, ‘versions’: [‘all’]}]

  • galaxy_tags: [‘homepage’, ‘portfolio’, ‘landingpage’]

  • issue_tracker_url: https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/portfolio/issues

README

Dashboard

Description

A lightweight, Docker-powered UI framework that offers Infinito.Nexus users a unified interface to access all their applications in one intuitive dashboard. 🚀

Overview

Tailored for creative professionals and developers, this role streamlines the process of setting up a portfolio site. It automates tasks such as Docker container configuration, dynamic routing via NGINX, and repository integration, so you can concentrate on perfecting your content and design. Enjoy a responsive layout and easy-to-modify YAML files that let you rapidly update your online presence without deep technical intervention.

Cosmos

The diagram places Dashboard in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph deps [Dependencies]
        dep_svc_net_tor["svc-net-tor 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_app_keycloak["web-app-keycloak 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_app_matomo["web-app-matomo 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_app_prometheus["web-app-prometheus 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_svc_asset["web-svc-asset 💻"]
        dep_web_svc_cdn["web-svc-cdn 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_svc_css["web-svc-css 💻"]
        dep_web_svc_logout["web-svc-logout 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_svc_simpleicons["web-svc-simpleicons 🐳🐝"]
    end
    subgraph role [web-app-dashboard 🐳🐝]
        svc_sso["sso"]
        svc_asset["asset"]
        svc_cdn["cdn"]
        svc_simpleicons["simpleicons"]
        svc_logout["logout"]
        svc_matomo["matomo"]
        svc_dashboard["dashboard"]
        svc_css["css"]
        svc_javascript["javascript"]
        svc_prometheus["prometheus"]
        svc_tor["tor"]
    end
    subgraph dependents [Dependents]
        dpt_web_app_akaunting["web-app-akaunting 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_baserow["web-app-baserow 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bigbluebutton["web-app-bigbluebutton 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bluesky["web-app-bluesky 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bookwyrm["web-app-bookwyrm 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bridgy_fed["web-app-bridgy-fed 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_checkmk["web-app-checkmk 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_chess["web-app-chess 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_confluence["web-app-confluence 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_decidim["web-app-decidim 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_discourse["web-app-discourse 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_erpnext["web-app-erpnext 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_more["..."]
    end
    dep_svc_net_tor -. "0..1" .-> svc_tor
    dep_web_app_keycloak -. "0..1" .-> svc_sso
    dep_web_app_matomo -. "0..1" .-> svc_matomo
    dep_web_app_prometheus -. "0..1" .-> svc_prometheus
    dep_web_svc_asset -. "0..1" .-> svc_asset
    dep_web_svc_cdn -- "1:1" --> svc_cdn
    dep_web_svc_css -. "0..1" .-> svc_css
    dep_web_svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> svc_logout
    dep_web_svc_simpleicons -. "0..1" .-> svc_simpleicons
    svc_sso -- "1:1" --> dpt_more
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_akaunting
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_baserow
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bigbluebutton
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bluesky
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bookwyrm
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bridgy_fed
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_checkmk
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_chess
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_confluence
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_decidim
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_discourse
    svc_sso -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_erpnext

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Purpose

The purpose of tthis role is to simplify the deployment and management of a personal or professional portfolio. By focusing on usability and a clean presentation, the role helps you:

  • Quickly launch a professional-looking website.

  • Customize and update your portfolio content effortlessly.

  • Integrate seamlessly with complementary roles for Docker Compose and web server management.

  • Reduce manual configuration and maintenance tasks.

Features

  • Unified Navigation: Central menu bar with dynamic categories for all registered applications.

  • Customizable Tiles: Showcase applications with title, description, and icons, fully configurable via YAML.

  • Responsive Design: Optimized for desktop, tablet & mobile, built on Bootstrap.

  • Interactive Icons: Automatic integration of Simple Icons for popular brands and tools.

  • Seamless IFrame Embedding: Launch apps directly within the UI or open in new tabs.

  • YAML-Driven Configuration: Define all content & structure easily in config.yaml.

  • Fast Access: Automatic cache management ensures lightning-fast load times.

Quick Setup

Development

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy Dashboard onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=web-app-dashboard full_cycle=false

Production

Run the published image to provision the inventory and deploy Dashboard to a managed server (the mounted volume persists the inventory):

APP=web-app-dashboard
HOST=<your-server>
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"

docker run --rm -it \
  -v "$PWD/inventories:/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories" \
  -e APP="$APP" -e HOST="$HOST" -e DOMAIN="$DOMAIN" -e TLS_MODE="$TLS_MODE" -e SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" \
  ghcr.io/infinito-nexus/core/debian bash -c '
    INVENTORY=/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories/production
    infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
      --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
      --host "$HOST" \
      --include "$APP" \
      --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}" &&
    infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
      --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
      --diff -vv'

Persona contract opt-outs

Both authenticated Playwright personas are blocked while services.sso.enabled is false. The dashboard’s entire Keycloak integration is the browser-side oidc.js bundle, and DASHBOARD_JS_FILES in vars/main.yml ships that file only when SSO is enabled, so with SSO off the page renders neither a Login link nor a logout control.

port-ui is a tile launcher with no admin tier, so the administrator persona has no admin-only surface to assert against beyond the same login chain. With SSO enabled both personas run.

Credits

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).