Bask watches every enclosure. Shed organizes every care task. Haven brings both together so you can walk into the room and know what needs attention.
Free and open-source · self-hosted · no subscription · portable data
Use either project on its own, or install both for the complete animal-room view.
Turn compatible Bluetooth sensors into a calm, room-scale temperature and humidity dashboard.
Give the household one shared place for schedules, completed work, animal records, and trends.
It is the quickest path from “I think everything is okay” to knowing what the room needs right now.
See environmental problems beside unfinished husbandry instead of checking separate screens.
Bask and Shed remain independent apps with separate, portable data. Haven adds no third database.
The dashboard receives only anonymous care totals and outstanding tasks—never 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.
Run one command on a 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS or Debian machine. The installer prepares Docker, installs your selection, and safely keeps its data between updates.
Choose Haven when prompted to install Bask + Shed and connect the combined dashboard automatically.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jlyfshhh/animal-room/main/install.sh | bash
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.
A 64-bit Raspberry Pi running Raspberry Pi OS is the easiest option, though another 64-bit Debian machine works too. Bask additionally needs compatible Bluetooth temperature and humidity sensors. Any browser on your home network can open the apps.
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.
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.