Self-hosted homelab dashboard in one container — GPU, local-AI VRAM, Docker, systemd, energy costs. Read-only MCP server so AI agents can explore it.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add homelab-monitor --env HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL='<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>' -- docker run -i --rm -e HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.homelab-monitor]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL", "docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2"]
env = { HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL = "<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>" }
# codex mcp add homelab-monitor --env HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL='<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>' -- docker run -i --rm -e HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab-monitor": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL",
"docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2"
],
"env": {
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL": "<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"homelab-monitor": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL",
"docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2"
],
"env": {
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL": "<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab-monitor": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL",
"docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2"
],
"env": {
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL": "<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab-monitor": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL",
"docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2"
],
"env": {
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL": "<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab-monitor": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL",
"docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2"
],
"env": {
"HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL": "<HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.