Kaya: An All‑in‑One Web Console for Managing Your Homelab

A new open‑source web platform called “Kaya” aims to give homelab enthusiasts and small IT teams a single console for managing their entire environment. Instead of juggling spreadsheets, bookmarks, and one‑off utilities, Kaya pulls everything into one browser‑based dashboard designed for networks that are small but still need structure and traceability.

From a single interface, users can manage infrastructure and assets, track IP address and VLAN allocations, handle DNS, monitor Docker hosts and WAN connectivity, and launch SSH or RDP sessions for remote access. It also includes license and contract tracking, runbooks, audit logging, notifications, and multi‑user access controls. Unlike many commercial SaaS management suites, Kaya is meant to be self‑hosted so that all infrastructure data stays within your own environment.

The project is distributed via GitHub with a Docker‑focused deployment model; sample Docker and Docker Compose configurations are included, along with documentation for installation, upgrades, and module usage. The developer is open about using AI coding assistants such as OpenAI Codex to help write and review code, while keeping architectural and security decisions under human control. Kaya is being positioned as a practical, privacy‑friendly alternative to fragmented tools for people who want serious management of their homelab without handing everything to a third‑party cloud service.