chore(release): 1.62.0 [skip ci]

Co-authored-by: Manuel <30572287+manuel-rw@users.noreply.github.com>

.dockerignore

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ README.md
 dev
 .build
 e2e
+apps/nextjs/.next
 .env
 .env.*
-!.env.example
+!.env.example

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+## [1.62.0](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/compare/v1.61.1...v1.62.0) (2026-05-22)
+
+### Features
+
+* **seed:** add demo mode with pre-seeded user ([#5739](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5739)) ([dade477](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/dade477b3226765eb614e66588ebee84c45cb688))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency better-sqlite3 to ^12.10.0 ([#5727](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5727)) ([044ad9e](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/044ad9edf9c1dc9b50b9591dea0b5f0cce4be01a))
+* **docker:** improve icon matching ([#5693](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5693)) ([7cd30b6](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/7cd30b640cbf47e4678abda18f83c0924f039b1b))
+* exclude .env files from Docker build context ([#5738](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5738)) ([fa73763](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/fa737638a812372d904207fe7af5bd7c6f53d159))
+* **tracearr:** support absolute image urls ([#5654](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5654)) ([7a12721](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/7a1272146c597c1f9df89d74b8389f70e7cdd61a))
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* (next branch) reduce idle memory on startup ([#5637](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5637)) ([5ee84f8](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/5ee84f8cf464c308729281cb4db572950ba85a82))
+* **boards:** remove loading overlay and show board immediately ([#5735](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5735)) ([df4b57b](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/df4b57bd414d4402522f9210b1470d0561c37274))
+* **memory:** combine 3 node processes into one ([#5600](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/5600)) ([a1aa550](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/a1aa5505a365688b456090a882770e561479833e))
+
+## [1.61.1](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/compare/v1.61.0...v1.61.1) (2026-05-18)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **downloads-widget:** increase name column default width ratio ([e9142c0](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/commit/e9142c0dbcaca6cd9215b5292a2d139d96919b51))
+
 ## [1.61.1-beta.1](https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/compare/v1.61.0...v1.61.1-beta.1) (2026-05-08)
 
 ### Performance Improvements

apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/_client.tsx

@@ -1,70 +1,27 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useCallback, useRef } from "react";
-import { Box, LoadingOverlay, Stack } from "@mantine/core";
+import { Box, Stack } from "@mantine/core";
 
-import type { RouterOutputs } from "@homarr/api";
-import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { useCurrentLayout, useRequiredBoard } from "@homarr/boards/context";
 
 import { BoardCategorySection } from "~/components/board/sections/category-section";
 import { BoardEmptySection } from "~/components/board/sections/empty-section";
 import { BoardBackgroundVideo } from "~/components/layout/background";
-import { fullHeightWithoutHeaderAndFooter } from "~/constants";
-import { useIsBoardReady } from "./_ready-context";
-
-let boardName: string | null = null;
-
-export const updateBoardName = (name: string | null) => {
-  boardName = name;
-};
-
-type UpdateCallback = (prev: RouterOutputs["board"]["getHomeBoard"]) => RouterOutputs["board"]["getHomeBoard"];
-
-export const useUpdateBoard = () => {
-  const utils = clientApi.useUtils();
-
-  const updateBoard = useCallback(
-    (updaterWithoutUndefined: UpdateCallback) => {
-      if (!boardName) {
-        throw new Error("Board name is not set");
-      }
-      utils.board.getBoardByName.setData({ name: boardName }, (previous) =>
-        previous ? updaterWithoutUndefined(previous) : previous,
-      );
-    },
-    [utils],
-  );
-
-  return {
-    updateBoard,
-  };
-};
 
 export const ClientBoard = () => {
   const board = useRequiredBoard();
   const currentLayoutId = useCurrentLayout();
-  const isReady = useIsBoardReady();
 
   const fullWidthSortedSections = board.sections
     .filter((section) => section.kind === "empty" || section.kind === "category")
     .sort((sectionA, sectionB) => sectionA.yOffset - sectionB.yOffset);
 
-  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
   return (
     <Box h="100%" pos="relative">
       <BoardBackgroundVideo />
-      <LoadingOverlay
-        visible={!isReady}
-        transitionProps={{ duration: 500 }}
-        loaderProps={{ size: "lg" }}
-        h={fullHeightWithoutHeaderAndFooter}
-      />
-      <Stack ref={ref} h="100%" style={{ visibility: isReady ? "visible" : "hidden" }}>
+      <Stack h="100%">
         {fullWidthSortedSections.map((section) =>
           section.kind === "empty" ? (
-            // Unique keys per layout to always reinitialize the gridstack
             <BoardEmptySection key={`${currentLayoutId}-${section.id}`} section={section} />
           ) : (
             <BoardCategorySection key={`${currentLayoutId}-${section.id}`} section={section} />

apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/(content)/_ready-context.tsx

@@ -1,42 +1,19 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
-import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
-
-import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
-import { useRequiredBoard } from "@homarr/boards/context";
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext } from "react";
 
 const BoardReadyContext = createContext<{
-  isReady: boolean;
   markAsReady: (id: string) => void;
 } | null>(null);
 
 export const BoardReadyProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
-  const pathname = usePathname();
-  const utils = clientApi.useUtils();
-  const board = useRequiredBoard();
-  const [readySections, setReadySections] = useState<string[]>([]);
-
-  // Reset sections required for ready state
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      setReadySections([]);
-    };
-  }, [pathname, utils]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setReadySections((previous) => previous.filter((id) => board.sections.some((section) => section.id === id)));
-  }, [board.sections.length, setReadySections]);
-
-  const markAsReady = useCallback((id: string) => {
-    setReadySections((previous) => (previous.includes(id) ? previous : [...previous, id]));
-  }, []);
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
+  const markAsReady = useCallback((_id: string) => {}, []);
 
   return (
     <BoardReadyContext.Provider
       value={{
-        isReady: board.sections.length === readySections.length,
         markAsReady,
       }}
     >
@@ -54,13 +31,3 @@ export const useMarkSectionAsReady = () => {
 
   return context.markAsReady;
 };
-
-export const useIsBoardReady = () => {
-  const context = useContext(BoardReadyContext);
-
-  if (!context) {
-    throw new Error("BoardReadyProvider is required");
-  }
-
-  return context.isReady;
-};

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "homarr",
-  "version": "1.61.1-beta.1",
+  "version": "1.62.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "cross-env CI=true turbo build",

packages/db/migrations/seed.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createId, objectKeys } from "@homarr/common";
 import {
   createDocumentationLink,
+  credentialsAdminGroup,
   everyoneGroup,
   getIntegrationDefaultUrl,
   getIntegrationName,
@@ -11,12 +12,24 @@ import { defaultServerSettings, defaultServerSettingsKeys } from "@homarr/server
 
 import type { Database } from "..";
 import { eq } from "..";
+import { getMaxGroupPositionAsync } from "../queries";
 import {
   getServerSettingByKeyAsync,
   insertServerSettingByKeyAsync,
   updateServerSettingByKeyAsync,
 } from "../queries/server-setting";
-import { groups, integrations, onboarding, searchEngines } from "../schema";
+import {
+  boards,
+  groupMembers,
+  groupPermissions,
+  groups,
+  integrations,
+  layouts,
+  onboarding,
+  searchEngines,
+  sections,
+  users,
+} from "../schema";
 import type { Integration } from "../schema";
 
 export const seedDataAsync = async (db: Database) => {
@@ -25,6 +38,10 @@ export const seedDataAsync = async (db: Database) => {
   await seedServerSettingsAsync(db);
   await seedDefaultSearchEnginesAsync(db);
   await seedDefaultIntegrationsAsync(db);
+
+  if (process.env.DEMO_MODE === "true") {
+    await seedDemoUserAsync(db);
+  }
 };
 
 const seedEveryoneGroupAsync = async (db: Database) => {
@@ -191,3 +208,72 @@ const seedDefaultIntegrationsAsync = async (db: Database) => {
 
   console.log(`Created ${createdCount} default integrations through seeding process`);
 };
+
+const seedDemoUserAsync = async (db: Database) => {
+  const existingUser = await db.query.users.findFirst({
+    where: eq(users.name, "demo"),
+  });
+
+  if (existingUser) {
+    console.log("Skipping seeding of demo user as it already exists");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const userId = createId();
+
+  await db.insert(users).values({
+    id: userId,
+    name: "demo",
+    email: "demo@example.com",
+    password: "$2b$10$c5AaQb0oj32/bui5Z55PyOb7pY.iEkXYqgdD8MjS9LjSjLMeOkZu2",
+  });
+
+  const maxPosition = await getMaxGroupPositionAsync(db);
+  const groupId = createId();
+  await db.insert(groups).values({
+    id: groupId,
+    name: credentialsAdminGroup,
+    ownerId: userId,
+    position: maxPosition + 1,
+  });
+  await db.insert(groupPermissions).values({
+    groupId,
+    permission: "admin",
+  });
+  await db.insert(groupMembers).values({
+    groupId,
+    userId,
+  });
+
+  await db.update(onboarding).set({
+    step: "finish",
+    previousStep: "settings",
+  });
+
+  const boardId = createId();
+  await db.insert(boards).values({
+    id: boardId,
+    name: "default",
+    isPublic: false,
+    creatorId: userId,
+  });
+  await db.insert(sections).values({
+    id: createId(),
+    kind: "empty",
+    xOffset: 0,
+    yOffset: 0,
+    boardId,
+  });
+  await db.insert(layouts).values({
+    id: createId(),
+    name: "Base",
+    columnCount: 12,
+    breakpoint: 0,
+    boardId,
+  });
+  await db.update(users).set({ homeBoardId: boardId }).where(eq(users.id, userId));
+
+  console.log(
+    "Your instance has enabled demo mode. Homarr therefore created example data for your demo. You can disable demo mode anytime by setting the env 'DEMO_MODE' to 'false' or unset it.",
+  );
+};

packages/widgets/src/downloads/component.tsx

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ const columnsRatios: Record<keyof ExtendedDownloadClientItem, number> = {
   id: 1,
   index: 1,
   integration: 1,
-  name: 8,
-  progress: 4,
+  name: 16,
+  progress: 6,
   ratio: 2,
   received: 3,
   sent: 3,