ansible-collection-docker-apps/roles/glance

Glance

Deploy Glance dashboard using Docker Compose.

Description

Glance is a self-hosted dashboard that displays information from various sources in a simple, configurable interface.

Variables

Optional

Variable	Default	Description
glance_config_template	{{ app_templates_path }}/glance.yml.j2	Template file for generating glance.yml config
glance_config_path	{{ app_dir }}/config	Configuration storage
glance_http_port	8080	Web interface port
glance_container_version	latest	Glance Docker image tag
glance_restart_policy	{{ app_restart_policy }}	Container restart policy

Example

- role: patrickj.docker_apps.glance
  vars:
    glance_http_port: 3000
    glance_config_template: "/path/to/your/custom/glance.yml.j2"

Configuration

The role includes a default configuration template with example widgets (RSS feeds, weather, calendar, markets, etc.). To customize your dashboard:

1. Option 1: Create your own template file and set glance_config_template to point to it
2. Option 2: Manually edit {app_dir}/glance.yml after deployment

The default template includes widgets for:

• Calendar and weather
• RSS feeds (selfhosted, tech blogs)
• Twitch channels and YouTube videos
• Reddit subreddits and Hacker News
• Stock market data and GitHub releases