Hi, I’m looking for a solution to host a little webapp / html page directly out of openHAB, i.e. without the need of an additional webserver. It shall be used for a digital door plate / door station by showing the family name, a door bell icon to be pressed / touched and some small additional icons …

To be honest that sounds like a standard openHAB UI ( either BasicUI or HABPanel).

Function wise for sure, but can I also have my own design? I don’t want the standard look and feel…

Using HABPanel there should be virtually no limit.

Normal html will run if placed in the html folder. Css works, javascript works, no php thou. Using js you can hit up the OpenHAB rest and do whatever you need

Ok, will have a deeper look into it. Is it also possible to have different designs, e.g. one for the main visualisation and another one for the door station?

Speaking for HABPanel you could have a main setup, which is saved on the server and a setup used for a specific device which is saved on that device locally.

Have you tried placing your html files in. /etc/openhab2/html Then use the URL {Host}:8080/static ?? If html site can use the rest API, you just use the url ../doc/

[image] klayman: Just started experimenting in etc/openhab2/html :slight_smile: at a boy… [image] klayman: Is it also possible to have different designs, e.g. one for the main visualisation and another one for the door station? you can do just about anything you can do on a web page …

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klayman (John Doe) April 22, 2019, 3:27pm 9

yesss, thanks. That was what I was looking for. Just started experimenting in etc/openhab2/html

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Klayman

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