---
title: "Homarr Settings — Global Application Configuration"
aliases: [homarr-global-settings, homarr-seo, homarr-analytics]
tags: [homarr, homelab, self-hosted, dashboard, settings, seo, privacy]
sources: [raw/Homarr documentation 5.md]
created: 2026-04-19
updated: 2026-04-19
---

Global settings that apply to the entire Homarr instance. Most changes require a full page reload.

## Analytics

Homarr collects **anonymous analytics by default** via [Umami Analytics](https://umami.is/) (open source, GDPR/CCPA compliant). No data is shared with third parties.

**To disable:** uncheck `Send anonymous analytics` → reload the page.
**To fully block:** DNS/firewall block `umami.homarr.dev`.

### Optional opt-in data (all disabled by default)

| Option | What it sends | What it never sends |
|--------|--------------|---------------------|
| Integration data | Integration types + counts | URLs, names, secrets |
| Widget data | Widget types + counts | URLs, names, secrets |
| Users data | User count, SSO enabled/disabled | Usernames, passwords, emails |

## Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Homarr blocks crawler indexing by default — appropriate for private dashboards.

| Setting | Default | Effect when enabled |
|---------|---------|---------------------|
| No index | **ON** | Asks crawlers to skip indexing |
| No follow | **ON** | Asks crawlers not to follow links |
| No translate | OFF | Prevents Google/Chrome translation prompts |
| No site links search box | OFF | Hides Google's path-search box below your domain |

> Crawlers are not guaranteed to respect these directives — they are requests, not enforced blocks. Use DNS/firewall rules for hard blocking.

## Boards

### Global Home Board
- Set a board used for all users without a personal home board set
- Also used for **anonymous users**
- Board must be **public** to be usable as global home

### Global Mobile Board
- Shown instead of global home board on mobile devices (detected via `User-Agent`)
- Same fallback behavior and public requirement as global home board

### App Status
- **Enable status by default** — pre-enables status checks when adding a new app
- **Force disable status** — disables app status globally across all boards

## Appearance

- **Default color scheme** — fallback scheme for users who haven't set one personally

## Culture

- **Default language** — fallback language for users who haven't set one personally

## Key Takeaways

- Analytics are on by default but GDPR-compliant and opt-out-able; hard-block `umami.homarr.dev` for paranoid setups
- Three optional analytics tiers (integrations, widgets, users) are all opt-in
- SEO crawl blocking is on by default — good for private self-hosted dashboards; directives are advisory, not enforced
- Global home and mobile boards allow anonymous-user-friendly public dashboards
- App status can be force-disabled globally if status polling causes noise

## Sources

- `raw/Homarr documentation 5.md` — Homarr v1.59.2 settings page docs

## Related

- [[wiki/homelab/homarr-boards|Homarr Boards]] — where global home/mobile boards are created and scoped
- [[wiki/homelab/homarr-apps|Homarr Apps]] — app status toggle per app (overridden by force-disable setting)
- [[wiki/homelab/homarr-api|Homarr API]] — programmatic access to Homarr configuration
- [[wiki/homelab/homarr-integrations|Homarr Integrations]] — integration types referenced in analytics opt-in
