Apps / System
Core Infrastructure
The foundation of your server
A reverse proxy that routes a domain to the right app and gets free SSL certificates for it, plus a container manager for when you need to look under the hood. Every other module assumes these are here.
CategorySystem
Memory~350MB
Module
coreInstalling it
Open the dashboard, find it in the App Store and press Install. Or from a terminal on the box:
sudo homebox install coreWhere to open it
| Service | Port | First login |
|---|---|---|
| Proxy Manager Reverse proxy, domains and SSL certificates | :81 | The proxy admin account, seeded at first boot. Change the password inside Nginx Proxy Manager afterwards if you like — HomeBox does not need it again. |
| Portainer Full Docker management UI | :9000 | Portainer's admin account, seeded from .env at first start. |
Open it at your box's address with that port — the dashboard links to it directly once it is running.
Good to know
- Nginx Proxy Manager's own admin UI is on port 81. That port is how someone takes over your proxy — do not expose it beyond the LAN
- The NPM admin account is seeded at first boot from the generated password;
homebox secrets coreprints it - Portainer holds a read-write Docker socket, which is effectively root on this box. Same rule: LAN only