starttree.sh

A simple configurable tree style startpage in HTML and CSS with interchangeable and customisable themes.

Installation

Chrome / Chromium

1. Clone git repo
2. Go to extensions
3. Toggle Developer mode on
4. Click on Load Unpacked
5. Select the directory you cloned the git repo

Firefox

1. Clone git Repo
2. Find instructions on how to install further here.

Safari

1. Clone git Repo
2. Generate a startpage and open it with Safari
3. Go to Settings > General
4. Under Homepage click Set to Current Page

Configuration

General

Configure your starttree in the config.yml file like so:

- theme: "black"
- clock: true
- username: "root"
- hostname: "startpage"
- num_trees: 3
- trees:
  - title: "General"
  - items:
    - gmail: "https://mail.google.com"
    - github: "https://github.com"
  - title: "Entertainment"
  - items:
    - youtube: "https://www.youtube.com/"
    - reddit: "https://reddit.com/"
  - title: "Work"
  - items:
    - git: "https://git.work.org"
    - homepage: "https://www.work.org"
- search: true
- search_name: "startpage-search"
- search_url: "https://www.startpage.com/sp/search"
- search_query: "query"

You can find all themes in the themes/ directory.

Search

To configure your search, search for something in your favorite search engine. The URL will look something like this:

https://www.startpage.com/sp/search?query=something

In this case the search_url would be https://www.startpage.com/sp/search and the search_query would be query.