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Personal OS — Self-Hosted Dashboard

Self-hosted personal dashboard with calendar, todos, goals, financials, file browser, and AI-powered features. Runs entirely on your machine via Docker — no cloud accounts, no subscriptions. Local-first, secure by default.

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< 2s

Page load time

< 200ms p95

API response

< 512MB idle

Container memory

3 (Gemini/OpenAI/Claude)

AI providers

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Self-hosted dashboard with calendar, todos, goals, financials, file browser, and AI features

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Docker-containerized full-stack dashboard with local PostgreSQL persistence and multi-provider AI integration

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Next.js 14FastAPIPostgreSQL 16NginxDockerNextAuthTailwind CSSRecharts

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Next.jsFastAPIDockerPostgreSQLSelf-hostedAIPrivacyProductivity

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Self-contained personal dashboard replacing scattered tools (calendar apps, note apps, finance trackers, file managers) with a unified, extensible interface that runs locally and persists across sessions.

Architecture

Browser
  └── Nginx :80
        ├── /api/auth/*     → Next.js :3000  (NextAuth)
        ├── /api/v1/*       → FastAPI  :8000
        └── /*              → Next.js  :3000
              │
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        PostgreSQL 16 (named volume)

Why Self-Hosted?

▸All data stays on your machine (PostgreSQL volume)
▸No monthly subscriptions or cloud accounts
▸Full control over your data and privacy
▸AI keys encrypted with AES-256 at rest
▸Sessions survive container restarts

Security Features

▸NextAuth v4 with JWT + database sessions
▸bcrypt password hashing
▸Rate limiting (Nginx + FastAPI middleware)
▸Path traversal protection for file browser
▸Security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options)

Results

Metric	Value
Page load (cold)	< 2s
API response (CRUD)	< 200ms p95
Container memory	< 512MB idle
Session persistence	Survives restarts
AI providers	Gemini / OpenAI / Claude

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