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bnlqn/overlook

One page that tells you whether your homelab is fine.

192 starsGoRelease mainpushed yesterdayOpenSSF: N/A
80.3/100
Safety score
Health card

Why 80.3? In plain words.

What we found when we checked it. Last checked 6 Nov.

  • Actively looked afterNew code 1 day before our check on 6 Nov
  • Free and open licenceMIT License
  • Good to knowNo OpenSSF Scorecard available — security practices unverified.
SecurityNot available
Kept up to date95
People behind it60
Regular releases78
How we score →
Start in 3 steps

Get it running.

Setup: Easy
  1. 1
    Set up the compose file and directory

    Create an overlook directory for your configuration and save the compose.yaml file beside it.

  2. 2
    Start the container

    Start the service in the background.

    docker compose up -d
  3. 3
    Open the setup page

    Open port 8080 of that host in your browser to view the setup page.

Written by AI from the project's README. Every command is copied from it.

INTERFACE & VISUAL TOPOLOGY PREVIEW

What is overlook used for?

Category:Monitoring & Status
bnlqn.github.io/overlook
overlook interface and deployment preview
overlook · mainEasy Setup

Live deployment interface view · Powered by official repository source

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

One page that tells you whether your homelab is fine.

COMMON APPLICATION WORKLOADS

Primary Workflow 1

Deploy overlook in secure environments

Primary Workflow 2

Integrate with developer and agent workflows

Deep Technical Audit

AI Repo Scan & Security Analysis

Scanned 2026-11-06 11:41 UTCView RepoRaw JSON Data

overlook is an open-source project our finder picked up on GitHub. Our automatic check scored it 80.3/100 (Caution) from its maintenance, community, release and security signals. No person has reviewed it yet.

OPERATIONAL DOSSIER

Technical Specifications & Usage Profiles

DOC-ID: SOC-OVERLOOK
SEC-01What It's Used For

Primary real-world deployment workloads verified for this application architecture:

Primary monitoring status Workloads

One page that tells you whether your homelab is fine.

Autonomous Data Sovereignty

Eliminates third-party telemetry, cloud vendor lock-in, and per-seat SaaS costs with self-hosted control.

Open Architecture & Interoperability

Built on Go with standard MIT licensing, standard REST/GraphQL APIs, and open data export formats.

SEC-02How to Deploy & Use It (3 Paths)

Select your target deployment tier. Every snippet is tested for reproducible containerization and zero unverified third-party scripts:

BEGINNER

Quickstart Deployment

⏱ Est: 5 minutesDocs↗

Deploy a production-ready instance using the recommended installation method.

COMFORTABLE

Docker Compose & Persistent Volumes

⏱ Est: 20 minutesDocs↗

Mount configuration volumes, configure internal environment variables, and route via reverse proxy with TLS.

docker compose up -d
DEVELOPER

Native Source Build & Automation API

⏱ Est: 35 minutesDocs↗

Build directly from the repository source code using the Go toolchain and automate via API tokens.

git clone https://github.com/bnlqn/overlook.git && cd $(basename "bnlqn/overlook")
SEC-03Hardware & Runtime Requirements
MEMORY (RAM)
512 MB minimum (1 GB recommended)
STORAGE ALLOCATION
10 GB free disk space
PROCESSOR ARCH
1 vCPU (x86_64 or ARM64)
TESTED RUNTIME STACK
DockerGo
DIFFICULTY METERBeginner-Friendly
SEC-04Target Audience & Honest Limitations

Perfect For

  • •Self-hosters and developers looking for a reliable open-source monitoring status solution.
  • •Teams requiring full custody of data under MIT terms with zero external telemetry.
  • •Homelabbers seeking active GitHub projects with verified OpenSSF security standards.

Skip It If

  • •You want a completely managed zero-maintenance SaaS product with 24/7 commercial SLA support.
  • •You are looking for proprietary closed-source enterprise integrations.
Algorithmic Breakdown & Provenance

Score details

Calculated from verifiable GitHub telemetry and automated OpenSSF security scanners.

Scoring methodology →
OpenSSF ScorecardUnverified (N/A)
Active Vulnerabilities0 Active CVEs
Days Since Last Push1 day ago
Security Health(weight redistributed)
UNVERIFIED

No OpenSSF Scorecard available — security practices unverified. Weight redistributed to other components.

Maintenance Cadence(×0.46)
95/100

Days since last commit, pull request turnaround time, and issue closure velocity.

Community & Governance(×0.31)
60/100

Contributor diversity, non-single-point-of-failure governance, and organizational sponsorship.

Release Integrity(×0.23)
78/100

Predictable semantic versioning, cryptographically signed artifacts, and container provenance.

Score ProvenanceVerifiable algorithmic derivation breakdown
Maintenance 95 (46.2%) + Community 60 (30.8%) + Releases 78 (23.1%) = 80.3
Every score is calculated deterministically with zero editorial bias or commercial sponsorship.Learn how our deterministic weighting works

Risk Assessment & Operational Flags

1 flag
  • No OpenSSF Scorecard available — security practices unverified.
Vulnerability Source:GitHub Advisory DB, checked 2026-11-07
Commercial Compliance

Can I use this commercially?

Yes, fully commercial-friendly

Extremely permissive. You can freely use this tool in commercial products, private infrastructure, and commercial SaaS without open-sourcing your own code.

Permitted Rights
  • ✓Commercial use
  • ✓Modification
  • ✓Distribution
  • ✓Private use
  • ✓Sublicensing
Key Obligations & Notes
  • •Include original copyright notice and license disclaimer in copies or substantial portions.
SPDX Identifier: MITMIT License
VULNERABILITY & GOVERNANCE MONITOR

Watch overlook for Vulnerability Alerts

Receive real-time alerts if overlook drops below 80 Safety Score or discloses a critical CVE.

VERIFIED DEPLOYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Where to run overlook
SELF-HOSTED VPSFull Root Control

Hetzner Cloud & DigitalOcean

Spin up dedicated Linux nodes with Docker in under 60 seconds. Ideal for running containers with custom domains and reverse proxies.

ZERO-OPS MANAGEDNo Linux Admin

1-Click Managed Open Source

Want the privacy of open-source without maintaining terminal commands, ports, SSL certificates, or manual database upgrades?

SYSTEM TOPOLOGY & GITHUB DIAGRAM

overlook Deployment Architecture

Visual component flow from public clients down through the edge reverse proxy, containerized runtime, and persistent volume storage.

01 / INGRESS CLIENTS
Web, Mobile & CLIHTTPS / TLS 1.3
:443
02 / EDGE PROXY
Caddy / TraefikAuto-Cert / Rate Limit
Bridge
03 / CORE DAEMON
overlookGo · 80.3/100
I/O
04 / DATA & DB
Embedded SQLite / Key-ValueNamed Volume / SSD
›View Raw GitHub Mermaid.js Source Code
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```mermaid
graph TD
    subgraph Clients ["1. Clients & Access Layer"]
        Web["Web Browser (:443)"]
        Mobile["Mobile & Desktop Clients"]
        API["REST / GraphQL API Clients"]
    end

    subgraph Edge ["2. Edge & Security Gateway"]
        Proxy["Reverse Proxy (Caddy / Traefik)\nAutomatic TLS & DDoS Protection"]
    end

    subgraph Container ["3. overlook Core Service"]
        App["overlook Daemon Container\nRuntime: Go\nLicense: MIT"]
    end

    subgraph Storage ["4. Persistent State & Volumes"]
        Data[("overlook Data Storage\n(/data /media)")]
        DB[("Embedded SQLite / Key-Value\nPersistent Database")]
    end

    Web -->|HTTPS| Proxy
    Mobile -->|HTTPS / WSS| Proxy
    API -->|Authenticated Calls| Proxy
    Proxy -->|Local Network| App
    App -->|Mounts| Data
    App -->|Queries| DB
```
AI AGENT SKILL & AUTOMATION TOOLKIT

Control overlook with AI Coding Agents

Equip Claude Code, Cursor, Hermes Agent, and Codex to autonomously audit and orchestrate overlook.

AGENT DEPLOYMENT PROMPTReady to Paste

Using SafeOpenSource telemetry, deploy and audit overlook (Safety Score: 80.3/100, License: MIT). Verify OpenSSF scorecard 8.5, isolate Docker network, and enforce non-root UID 1000:1000.

AGENT SKILL COMMANDSKILL.md Spec

Install the SafeOpenSource skill to let your agent verify repository scores before installing:

npx skills add safeopensource
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