OurHub

One screen, more love.

OurHub brings together the family's calendars, photo albums and videos, plus memorials, a map and the day's news, onto a single wall display. OurHub runs on your own hardware, so it stays yours.

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What it does

Calendars

Personal and group calendars in one place, plus things like recycling days and holidays.

Photo albums

A rotating slideshow from your photo library albums: OurHub brings back the memories.

Videos

Play family clips right on OurHub, with simple on-screen controls anyone can use.

Ambient scenes

Choose a calm backdrop that suits the mood, like a waterfall, fireplace or aquarium.

Memorials

A quiet place to remember the people we love, click a card for stories and photos.

Map and routes

Look up a place and plan a route without reaching for a phone.

News

A calm grid of headlines from the interweb from topics you choose.

Star guide

Explore the night sky with a dynamic star map, real-time celestial information and news.

How it works

  1. Connect what you already use. Your calendars and your photo library stay where they are; OurHub reads them. (Currently photos from a local Immich service and calendars from Proton and other .ics feeds.)
  2. Put it on a screen. A small computer such as a Raspberry Pi drives a monitor or touchscreen on the wall or the kitchen counter.
  3. Adjust it from your phone. A simple settings page lets anyone in the house pick albums, calendars and refresh times.

OurHub is an early, hands-on project and isn't a finished product yet. If it sounds useful, say hello below.

Privacy

Your household's calendars, photos and videos are not uploaded to us or to anyone else. OurHub runs on hardware in your home, behind your own login, and there are no ads and no tracking.

This website is only a brochure. It uses Umami, a privacy-friendly analytics service, to count visits (pages viewed, referrer, browser, device type and approximate location). It sets no cookies and has no advertising trackers, and OurHub itself sends nothing to Umami. If you write to us through the form below, we use your name and email only to reply.

Screenshots

Calendars. Personal and group calendars in one place, plus things like recycling days and holidays.
Your calendars: everyone's calendars merged into one month view
Photo albums. A rotating slideshow from your photo library albums: OurHub brings back the memories.
Your photos: a rotating photo from the family library
Videos. Play family clips right on OurHub, with simple on-screen controls anyone can use.
Your videos: family clips with simple on-screen controls
Ambient scenes. Choose a calm backdrop that suits the mood, like a waterfall, fireplace or aquarium.
Ambient scenes: a calm scene for the room
Memorials. A quiet place to remember the people we love, click a card for stories and photos.
Memorials: a quiet card for each person we remember
Map and routes. Look up a place and plan a route without reaching for a phone.
A map with a place and route
News. A calm grid of headlines from the interweb from topics you choose.
The news: a grid of headlines you choose
Star guide. Explore the night sky with a dynamic star map, real-time celestial information and news.
Stars: the night sky above your home

Cool beans

We're busy building more features, including:

  • Sheet music display and tutor
  • Family tree
  • News feeds v2

Contact

Questions, ideas, or want to know when OurHub is ready for other households? Send a note.