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snakkarike/openmediavault-themekit — explained in plain English

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0CSSAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TL;DR

A plugin that lets OpenMediaVault users deeply customize their web dashboard's look with accent colors, community themes, custom fonts, and CSS.

Mindmap

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  root((omv themekit))
    What it does
      Customize OMV UI
      Apply themes
      Custom fonts and CSS
    Tech stack
      CSS
      Salt
      Debian package
    Use cases
      Apply community themes
      Pick accent colors
      Survive OMV updates
    Audience
      Home server admins
      OMV users

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Apply a ready made community theme like Catppuccin or Dracula to an OpenMediaVault dashboard.

REASON 2

Pick a custom accent color from a large palette to match personal preference.

REASON 3

Load custom Google Fonts to change the typography of the web interface.

REASON 4

Keep a chosen theme intact automatically after OpenMediaVault software updates.

What's in the stack?

CSSSaltDebianOpenMediaVault

How it stacks up

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Stars0
LanguageCSSCSSCSS
Last pushed2022-10-032018-01-21
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/53/5
Audienceops devopsvibe coderdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Installs as a Debian package plugin on an existing OpenMediaVault 8 system, no extra infrastructure needed.

Wtf does this do

OpenMediaVault is a piece of software for running a home network storage server, and it comes with a web interface for managing it. This project is a plugin for OpenMediaVault called Theme Kit that adds a new page under its System settings, letting a user deeply change how that web interface looks. With Theme Kit installed, a user can pick an accent color from a very large color palette, apply one of many ready made community themes with names like Catppuccin, Dracula, and Gruvbox, load custom Google Fonts for different typography, and even write their own custom CSS if they want full control. The README includes a large gallery of screenshots showing many of these themes applied to the interface. Under the hood, the chosen settings are saved in OpenMediaVault's own configuration database, and a system called Salt turns those settings into actual CSS files that the browser loads. Because OpenMediaVault updates sometimes overwrite parts of its web interface, this plugin also sets up a trigger that reruns the Salt process automatically whenever OpenMediaVault's web interface package is updated, so a chosen theme and fonts keep working instead of being wiped out. Configuration changes are handled through OpenMediaVault's own internal update system rather than a separate mechanism. This is a Debian package plugin meant to be installed onto an existing OpenMediaVault 8 system, and it is written primarily in CSS alongside the Salt configuration that ties it into OpenMediaVault. It is aimed at people who already run OpenMediaVault and want a more personalized looking dashboard.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through installing this Theme Kit plugin on my OpenMediaVault 8 server.
Prompt 2
Explain how this plugin keeps my theme from being wiped out after an OMV update.
Prompt 3
Help me write custom CSS to further tweak the OpenMediaVault interface with this plugin.
Prompt 4
Show me which built in themes are available and how to switch between them.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is openmediavault-themekit?

A plugin that lets OpenMediaVault users deeply customize their web dashboard's look with accent colors, community themes, custom fonts, and CSS.

What language is openmediavault-themekit written in?

Mainly CSS. The stack also includes CSS, Salt, Debian.

How hard is openmediavault-themekit to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is openmediavault-themekit for?

Mainly ops devops.

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