A lightweight Windows home server manager for self-hosting websites and Node apps, running a private Drive and Minecraft services, and deploying from GitHub.
Windows · v0.3.12.11In developmentDeveloped by Neo RSGitHub deploymentPrivate Drive
The local machine name and incidental system overlays have been removed. No credentials, tokens or private logs are shown.
01 / Overview
Deployment, hosting and local administration.
NRS Home Server manages GitHub deployments, static and Node hosting, NRS Drive, Minecraft Bedrock, verified backups and system status. Caddy publishes only explicitly enabled domains.
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Two-step deployment
Select a GitHub repository and deploy. NRS Home Server detects ready static sites, Vite/Astro projects and Node applications before publishing them.
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Update and rollback
GitHub projects retain provenance and revision history. Updates are prepared away from the active service and can roll back to earlier revisions.
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Focused service management
Each website or Node app can open in its own operational context. A manual GitHub freshness check compares the deployed revision with remote, surfaces an available update and preserves the previous compatible revision for recovery.
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Independent hosting
StaticHost and AppHost keep sites and Node apps running without leaving the dashboard open. Lightweight startup begins after Windows sign-in.
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Protected variables
Variables declared in .env templates can be stored with Windows CurrentUser DPAPI. Values are not returned to the UI and a real .env is never read.
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Private Drive
A separate file workspace with previews, grid/list modes, multi-selection, Recent files, global search, Trash and shared snapshots. Private remote access can be enabled explicitly through a separate Tailscale Serve gateway.
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Minecraft Bedrock
Manages registered Bedrock instances with status, start/stop, logs, controlled import and verified data backups without exposing the local administration panel publicly.
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Operations and recovery
The operations center reviews services and resources, can run manual HTTP checks, show protection status and export sanitized diagnostics. Verified control-plane backups plus NRS Drive and Minecraft data backups provide scope-aware validated restore paths.
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Explicit public domains
A Caddy gateway can explicitly publish selected domains and start through Light Startup; the administration panel and Drive are not automatically exposed as public surfaces.
02 / Deployment
GitHub deployment.
The Apps and websites view shows services, filters and GitHub deployment. Advanced controls stay separate from the normal flow.
03 / Administration
Configuration and private Drive.
Settings separates the owner session, the private Drive gateway and product configuration. Control-plane backups protect NRS Home Server state without mixing in Drive files, worlds or deployed source code.
04 / Usage model
Deployment and operations workflow.
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Select
Choose a repository or prepare a local service.
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Deploy
Detect the runtime, prepare dependencies and publish the appropriate artifact.
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Operate
Run services through independent hosting and review them from the operations center.
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Recover
Update with history, code rollback and transactional configuration restore.
05 / Technical guide
Publish static sites and Node apps with Caddy and GitHub.
A practical architecture for separating build, local serving, HTTPS, reverse proxy, self-hosted runners and verifiable deployment.
Observed version {{homeServer}} includes focused service management, manual GitHub freshness checks, revision recovery, publication clarity and local HTTP diagnostics for Node apps. It retains NRS Drive, Minecraft Bedrock, backup/restore, private Tailscale access and selective Caddy publishing. It still has no public release or background HTTP monitoring.
