A simple start page with a background image from a subreddit (/r/EarthPorn by default), weather from yr.no and customizable links.

Screenshot

Installation

go get github.com/silvasur/startpage

Configuration

The optional startpage configuration is a JSON file located at ~/.config/startpage/config.json.

Here is an example with all fields filled out.

{
    // The place for which to get the weather data. If omitted, no weather will be shown
    "WeatherCoords": {
        "Lat": "53.6",
        "Lon": "10.0"
    },

    // A list of links to show. Can be omitted.
    "Links": [
        {
            "Title": "example",
            "URL": "https://www.example.com"
        }
    ],

    // If set, background images can be saved here
    "BackgroundSavepath": "/home/laria/Pictures/cool-backgrounds",

    // If set, this limits the background image size, the default is DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_MAXDIM (=2500)
    "BackgroundMaxdim": 4000,

    // Get background images from this subreddit. Defaults to "EarthPorn"
    "ImageSubreddit": "ruralporn"
}

Running

If $GOPATH/bin is in your $PATH, you can run startpage with the command startpage. By default, startpage listens on port 25145. You can change that with a command line switch: startpage -laddr :<port>