Dockge: Manage Docker Compose Stacks in a Self-Hosted UI

Overview

Dockge is a self-hosted manager for compose.yaml stacks, built on Docker Compose V2. It gives people who run Docker or Podman stacks a web interface for editing and operating them, with live deployment progress and terminal output, while leaving compose files in a regular directory that can also be managed with Docker Compose commands.

It focuses on Compose-based stack management rather than trying to cover every Docker task. Dockge supports Linux hosts on armv7, arm64, and amd64, and can connect agents to manage stacks on multiple Docker hosts from one interface. The project does not position itself as a tool for managing individual containers without Compose.

Key Features

• Create, edit, start, stop, restart, delete, and update Compose stacks.
• Edit compose.yaml in an interactive editor.
• View deployment progress and terminal output in real time.
• Open an interactive web terminal.
• Manage stacks across multiple Docker hosts with agents.
• Convert docker run commands into Compose files.
• Keep stack files in a user-accessible directory for use with standard Compose commands.

Use Cases

• Self-hosters who want a web interface for routine Compose stack operations without giving up direct access to their files.
• Administrators who manage Compose stacks across several Docker hosts and want a shared interface.
• Operators who need to inspect live deployment output or use a terminal while working on a stack.
• Docker users migrating docker run commands into maintainable Compose files.

Getting Started

On a supported host with Docker installed, download the project’s Compose file and start Dockge:

mkdir -p /opt/stacks /opt/dockge
cd /opt/dockge
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/louislam/dockge/master/compose.yaml --output compose.yaml
docker compose up -d

Open http://localhost:5001. See the README for directory configuration, Podman instructions, updates, and other setup details.

Considerations

• Dockge is intentionally narrower than a full Docker management platform. Its README recommends other tools or the Docker CLI for managing individual containers outside Compose.
• The supplied requirements specify Node.js 22.14.0 or later, and Compose; installation also requires Docker 20+ or Podman. The README lists Linux architectures and excludes Windows and Debian/Raspbian Buster or older.
• The health data marks the project maintained and reports recent commits, but shows no release in the last year and only a small amount of recent commit and issue/PR activity. The contributor data is not marked as concentrated around one person.
• The project is MIT-licensed. Review the license and your organization’s requirements before adopting it.