I have been thinkering a bit with the use of AI, and had some fun building a desktop dashboard.
I am a little stuck on how to display the control of lights and other devices, so i would love to see some examples of this, if you have built something yourself on a laptop or desktop. Some screenshots below, and some info of the build.
The dashboard is a private, locally hosted Windows application built with React, TypeScript and Vite, with a small Node.js backend and native CSS. It connects independently to my Homey Pro 2019 and Homey Pro 2023 through Homey’s official homey-api and OAuth2, using Socket.IO for live updates. Codex with the Homey plugin was used during development to inspect devices and capabilities, understand and configure Flows, verify data sources and safely test the setup. The finished dashboard connects directly to the Homeys and does not require Codex to be running. It also combines Weather Display, Yr/MET Norway, webcam and local PC/HWiNFO data in one interface. Credentials are encrypted with Windows DPAPI, and everything runs locally on 127.0.0.1.
Tried different approaches for the device page.. lots of tiles, list view, but settled with current layout. Most of my house is fully automated, but this allows me still to turn on/off etc.. Image was not translated to english this time..
Hello @Arnt_Soloy
Yes with codex or claude you need this type of dashboard and easily without getting tired, I also wanted to go through it, but the big problem remains security and a mobile dashboard seen outside, if it is to go through cloudfare or other and manage security, it lacks direct interest, you might as well use home assistant and do. TS and compile the js, and home assistant accepts it while being protected by HA cloud. In any case your board is very and too overloaded, I perceive that a dashboard must be used by everyone and it is no longer the case, my wife and children use Homekit for a good reason simple effective and fast. Right now I’m making a HomeKit clone on home assistant so that it’s not disturbed, but the advantage is that I can use all the elements of HA, while displaying Home IOS.
It was just my opinion, and you, how do you manage mobile mode, and remote access security?
Looking forward to reading you
Hi @Olivier67,
Thanks for the feedback 
I would agree that this might be to information dense as a general family or as a mobil dashboard. I’m in a single houshold, so this is intentionally designed for my specific use on a larger desktop monitor, where i have tried to show as much useful (for me) informations at once. It is not ment to replace the simpler Homey (or Homekit) interface for everyday control.
Currently the dashboard has no mobile or remote access.. it runs only on my desktopPC, so it cannot be reached from Wi-Fi, the local network, or the internet. So no port forwarding, Cloudflare tunnel or public web hosting.
Home Assistant and HA Cloud are certainly good choices for a shared and mobile-friendly interface. My goal here was a little different.. a personal, local, information-rich desktop overview combining my two Homeys.
I am not a design expert, as shown , but i would love to see other layouts etc that i can get inspired from.. if you should make a layout for larger devices yourself, pls do post screenshots..
Thanks again—your questions about scope and security are very relevant.
this is amazing.. I have been using a similar workflow but I know just about nothing about coding and did not find this page before starting my own venture. It seems chat set mine up differently possibly. I am having to login to chatgpt and it is hosted through there. Having it run locally is definitely the preferred way I would think though. I was able to integrate soundcloud and even build an audio reactive visualizer next to it. I am a music producer and visual artist so this was a cool touch for me. I wonder how chat would do with converting it to this flow though with it already being fully build and functioning.. I would be scared to break it. It works flawlessly but it has taken a lot of optimization. Well sorry for the ramble, but thanks for sharing this project!
Thank you, and welcome to the community
The SoundCloud integration and audio-reactive visualizer sound like a really creative addition.
I’m not completely sure what you mean by it being hosted through ChatGPT, whether it is a ChatGPT Site, Canvas preview, or something else. But I would expect it can be converted to run locally without rebuilding everything.
The safe approach would be to leave the working version untouched, export or copy all its source files, assets and configuration, and get that copy running locally in a separate folder. Just ask chatgpt/codex to help you, making 100% sure your already working version works as is.
Never hosted anything through ChatGPT myself, so my knowledge is limited.
