Show HN: Homebutler – a single-binary homelab ops tool with backup drills
HomeButler is a single-binary tool designed to simplify homelab operations by providing monitoring, diagnostics, and management capabilities through a CLI, web dashboard, or scripts. It helps users track running services, manage containers, verify backups, and deploy self-hosted applications with minimal setup. The tool requires no daemon, database, or persistent service, making it lightweight and suitable for air-gapped environments.
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HomeButler Your tiny homelab butler. A single Go binary for running a small home server without babysitting it. Website · Docs · Releases HomeButler helps you answer the boring but painful questions every homelab eventually creates: What is running on my server right now? Which container owns this port? Why did this service restart at 3 AM? Is my backup actually restorable? Can I install this self-hosted app without hand-writing another compose file? No daemon required. No database. No always-on web service. Just one Go binary you can use from the terminal, scripts, a web dashboard, or AI tools.
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