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.
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?"
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)
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.
- Backend: Python 3 with Flask
- Frontend: HTML5 and CSS (Bootstrap 5)
- Configuration: YAML
app.py: The main Flask application that serves the dashboard.config.yaml: Configuration file for customizing dashboard content.templates/index.html: The single-page template for the dashboard display.run_app.sh: Bash script to start the Flask application.
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- Clone the repository to your Raspberry Pi.
- Create a Python virtual environment and install dependencies:
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Install emoji fonts: sudo apt install fonts-noto-color-emoji
Install unclutter to hide mouse: sudo apt-get install unclutter -y
To turn the screen orientation by 180° enter this on a new line in /boot/config.txt and the screen will turn upside-down after a reboot: lcd_rotate=2