About DinkyDash

DinkyDash is a simple, customizable dashboard designed to display family-oriented information such as recurring tasks, countdowns to special events, and daily rotations. It's perfect for mounting on a Raspberry Pi with a display in a common area of your home, providing at-a-glance information for all family members.

Why DinkyDash?

DinkyDash is great for quickly answering those questions that kids like to ask again and again and again and again:

  • "How many days till Christmas?"
  • "Who's turn is it to take the trash out?"
  • "When is my birthday party?"

Features

The dashboard shows: - Today's date - Recurring tasks or roles (e.g., who's turn it is to do the dishes) - Countdowns to important dates (birthdays, holidays, events)

Technical Details

DinkyDash is built with Flask and can be easily configured using a YAML file, making it simple to update and maintain without diving into the code.

Stack

  • Backend: Python 3 with Flask
  • Frontend: HTML5 and CSS (Bootstrap 5)
  • Configuration: YAML

Key Components

  1. app.py: The main Flask application that serves the dashboard.
  2. config.yaml: Configuration file for customizing dashboard content.
  3. templates/index.html: The single-page template for the dashboard display.
  4. run_app.sh: Bash script to start the Flask application.

For more detailed setup instructions and technical information, please visit our GitHub repository.