--- title: "Documentation" description: "GlassHome is a modern, local-first dashboard for Home Assistant. Install in minutes, customize without YAML." canonical: https://glasshome.app/docs section: "Getting started" updated: 2026-06-09 --- # GlassHome Documentation A modern dashboard for Home Assistant. Connects directly to your HA instance over WebSocket. No cloud relay, no telemetry, no YAML required. ## Start here ### [Quickstart](/docs/quickstart) Install, connect, and add your first widget in 5 minutes. ### [Concepts](/docs/concepts) Hub, dashboard, addon, widget. The mental model in one page. ### [Installation](/docs/installation) Pick a deployment method: HA addon, Docker, or container. ## Choose your path ### [I want to use it](/docs/widgets) Add widgets, arrange dashboards, pick themes. ### [I want to build for it](/docs/widget-development) Build and publish custom widgets with the SDK and CLI. ## Common tasks ### [Connect to Home Assistant](/docs/connecting) OAuth flow, demo mode, URL gotchas. ### [Edit a dashboard](/docs/editing) Add, move, resize, remove. Desktop and touch gestures. ### [Access from anywhere](/docs/remote-access) VPN works today; managed tunnel in progress. ### [Theme it](/docs/themes) 7 presets or custom palette, light and dark. ### [Pro](/docs/pro) One-time purchase. Unlocks community widgets and the theme editor. ### [Something broke](/docs/troubleshooting) Look up by error message or symptom. ## What GlassHome is not - **Not a replacement for Home Assistant.** HA still runs your automations, integrations, and devices. GlassHome is the UI layer in front of it. - **Not a cloud service.** Dash runs on your hardware. Your Hub account exists only to publish widgets and (optionally) provision a tunnel. - **Not config-as-code.** Everything is configured in the UI. No YAML, no restart-to-apply. > **Need help?:** Join the Discord for live support, or file a [bug report](/docs/bug-reports).