Suite Manager
Suite Manager is where you set up, adjust, and maintain My Own Suite.
Homepage is the dashboard you use day to day. Suite Manager is the place you go when you want to change how the suite behaves.
You use Suite Manager to:
- finish first-time setup
- customize what appears on Homepage
- check for updates
- manage backups when your install supports them
- change self-host settings such as local HTTPS
The goal is to keep normal tasks friendly. You should not need to understand Docker, YAML, reverse proxies, or certificate systems just to use the suite.
When a screen includes Advanced details, it is mainly there for support and troubleshooting. If someone is helping you, they may ask you to open that panel and copy what it shows. Otherwise, you can usually ignore it.
The main areas
Section titled “The main areas”Onboarding
Section titled “Onboarding”Onboarding is the first guided flow after deployment. It helps you sign in, confirm the suite is reachable, and move through the first useful setup steps.
The exact steps may grow over time, but the idea stays the same: Suite Manager should help you get to a working suite without making you hunt through service logs or configuration files.
Customize
Section titled “Customize”Customize is where you change Homepage.
Most people should use the Add to Homepage helper. It can add normal websites and apps already running on your home network.
Advanced users can still use the YAML editor when they want exact control over Homepage layout and fields.
Read more in Customize your Homepage.
Settings
Section titled “Settings”Settings is where Suite Manager shows suite-level options.
For self-host installs, this includes optional local HTTPS setup with a real domain. The default self-host address model still works without it.
Read more in Use a real domain at home.
Backup
Section titled “Backup”Backup helps keep the suite recoverable.
On self-host installs with the backup helper available, Suite Manager can show usable backup storage, start a backup, and show completed backup bundles.
On hosted platforms, Suite Manager points you toward the platform backup tools instead.
Read more in Back up your suite.
Updates
Section titled “Updates”Updates shows the installed version, whether a newer version is available, and what kind of update action your install supports.
Self-host installs can offer managed update actions when the local update helper is available. Hosted or manual installs may show guidance instead.
Read more in Update My Own Suite.
Homepage and Suite Manager
Section titled “Homepage and Suite Manager”Homepage and Suite Manager are meant to work together:
- Homepage is the friendly front door for opening apps.
- Suite Manager is the place for setup, maintenance, and careful changes.
That split matters. Homepage should stay simple and pleasant. Suite Manager can expose more serious actions, but it should still explain them in plain language.