HouseRunner
Everything in one place: set up, install the apps, and manage your dashboard.
Your dashboard this device is connected
These links contain your private access code. They only appear on devices that are already connected – don’t share them outside the family.
Three places
The screen itself: weather, traffic, trains, bins, the calendar, the children’s points and more. Touch to use.
Open the dashboard
Family AdminPhone app – for adultsPoints and tasks, notes, lists, the calendar, and simple settings such as train stations, traffic routes and screen sleep.
Open Family AdminFirst-time setup and every step-by-step guide, the screen layout (drag and drop), family & calendar set-up, API keys, updates and your Google data.
Open SetupGet started
Choose the one that fits.
Setup takes you through everything, one step at a time: it makes your family’s own private Google Sheet, connects your screen and phones, and adds your family, calendars and the free keys. About 30 minutes.
Start setupThis browser: connect it to your family with a code from your phone – then this page shows your own links and settings.
On a phone that’s already connected: Family Admin → More → Devices and Phones → Connect by code, type the code above – or scan this:
Another phone, tablet or screen: on a phone that’s already connected, Family Admin → More → Devices shows QR codes.
Or paste a private link
From scratch: set up a new family from nothing – your old Sheet stays in Google Drive as a backup.
Another Google account: move everything – people, points, lists, settings, licence – to, say, a Gmail account just for the dashboard (the Configurator → Advanced → My data).
Install the apps
Scan a code with your phone’s camera. Then add it to your home screen: iPhone – Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen; Android – Chrome → ⋮ → Install app. The apps connect to your family’s Sheet using the private links from Setup.
Family CalendarPhone app – for everyoneSee the family calendar and add entries.
Open Family CalendarFamily AdminPhone app – for adultsPoints and tasks, lists, notes, and each widget’s everyday settings (stations, routes, screen sleep).
Open Family AdminThe screen layout (which widgets go where), family & calendar set-up, home & places, API keys, updates, your Google data and every step-by-step guide.
Open Setup houserunner.app/setupDownload, unzip and double-click the start file. It runs full-screen, starts with the PC if you like, and updates itself.
Download for Windows Tip: Setup’s “Connect your devices” step gives you a start file that’s already connected.Open the screen in the browser (Fully Kiosk Browser on Android / Fire tablets). It shows a QR code – scan it with your phone to connect it. A ready-made Raspberry Pi does this by itself when switched on. Raspberry Pi and tablets ›
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Privacy notice · Licence agreement · Your family’s information stays in your own Google account – these pages hold no family data.