Haven pairs Bask enclosure status with the Shed care list on one read-only dashboard.
Free and open source · self-hosted · no third database
Bask and Shed work independently. Haven is the paired setup and combined room display.
Turn compatible Bluetooth sensors into a clear temperature and humidity dashboard.
Give the household one shared place for schedules, completed work, animal records, and trends.
See environmental alerts and unfinished care without checking two screens.
See climate problems beside unfinished husbandry.
Bask and Shed remain independent apps with separate, portable data. Haven adds no third database.
Haven receives care totals and outstanding tasks—not identities, access codes, rewards, or write access.
Readable across a room on a wall monitor, while each full app remains available from phones and computers.
Begin with Bask or Shed and add the other later. The installer preserves existing settings and records.
Everything runs on your own Raspberry Pi or other home server. Core use needs no subscription or cloud account.
One command installs Bask, Shed, or both on 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, Debian, or Ubuntu.
Choose Haven to install Bask + Shed and connect the room display automatically.
curl -fsSL https://animalroom.app/install.sh | bash
The installer prints the local address to open, such as http://192.168.1.50:8080/room.html. Bookmark that address. Memory: 512 MB for Bask, 1 GB for Shed, 2 GB for both.
No. Haven is the combined installation and read-only room display produced by Bask and Shed. The two apps remain independent and retain separate, portable data.
Yes. The same installer offers Bask, Shed, or Haven. Each standalone project also has its own page and installer. You can add the other app later without replacing existing data.
For Haven, use a Raspberry Pi with at least 2 GB; a Pi 5 with 4 GB is the easy recommendation. Use 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS Lite, Debian, or Ubuntu. Bask also needs compatible Bluetooth temperature and humidity sensors.
A 512 MB Pi Zero 2 W can run Bask alone. Shed needs at least 1 GB. The installer checks available memory before making changes.
No. The room display uses a private server-to-server connection and receives a deliberately limited Shed feed. It excludes household identities, access codes, rewards, history, completion identifiers, and all write access.
Internet access is needed for installation and updates. Normal local monitoring, care records, and the Haven dashboard run on your home network. Optional notification services use the provider you choose.
Run curl -fsSL https://animalroom.app/uninstall.sh | bash and choose what to remove. Your records are kept by default — the apps stop and their containers and images go, but the data directories stay where they are, so reinstalling later (here or on a different machine) picks up where you left off. You can remove one app and leave the other running. Add --purge to erase the records too; it writes a backup archive first and asks you to confirm.
Use the numeric address printed by the installer, such as http://192.168.1.50:3000. If it stopped working later, your router may have assigned the machine a new address. Low memory can also stop an app from starting.
Run curl -fsSL https://animalroom.app/doctor.sh | bash for a read-only diagnostic report. It excludes records, passwords, access codes, and secret values.
No. Haven helps you monitor, plan, and record care. Species targets and schedules should come from appropriate, trusted sources, and health concerns belong with a qualified veterinarian.