Lightweight web-based platform to manage Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes resources with a GUI and API, including access control and multi-environment operations.
38.1k stars2.9k forksZliblast commit Actively maintained
16 self-hosted Docker alternatives
Docker is a platform for building, distributing, and running containerized applications. It provides the Docker Engine runtime, Docker Hub image registry and collaboration, Docker Desktop client, and build/scan tooling for image creation and security.
Alternatives to Docker
#2
Arcane is a modern web interface for Docker management, providing an approachable UI to deploy, manage, and monitor containers and Docker Compose stacks.
6.6k stars260 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained
Ansible-NAS is an Ansible playbook collection that turns an Ubuntu server into a NAS-style home server by deploying and configuring many self-hosted apps via Docker.
3.8k stars516 forksMITlast commit Slowing down
A ACL-based proxy that sits in front of the Docker daemon to block unsafe API endpoints while allowing authorized operations.
2.7k stars204 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
Dockcheck is a Bash CLI that checks for Docker image updates and can perform selective or unattended updates with notifications, image backups, and optional pruning.
2.4k stars90 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#6
Self-hosted Docker dashboard to open container web UIs, view logs, monitor ports, manage multiple hosts, and check or apply image updates with Traefik label detection.
2k stars94 forksMITlast commit Slowing down
#7
Oxker is a Rust-based TUI for monitoring and managing Docker containers, including logs viewing, filtering, sorting, and common container actions.
1.8k stars45 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#8
DweebUI is a lightweight Web UI for managing containers with a live-updating metrics dashboard, Docker Compose support, and multi-user permissions.
1.1k stars56 forksMITlast commit Likely dormant
Open-source web app to create, edit, visualize, and share Docker Compose files with an interactive diagram-based GUI and import/export support.
1k stars28 forksMITlast commit Slowing down
#10
Dokemon is a Docker container management web UI that lets you manage multiple Docker hosts, deploy Compose projects, and administer containers, images, volumes, and networks.
769 stars36 forksMITlast commit Likely dormant
#11
Self-hosted Docker Compose manager that keeps you in control of your Compose files, letting you browse and operate stacks while maintaining direct access to YAML.
634 stars24 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#12
Lightweight Flask web UI to schedule, preview and run Docker prune operations across single or multiple hosts, with reporting and notifications.
466 stars21 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
A web app to discover, monitor and update Docker Compose stacks; frontend in Next.js and backend in FastAPI.
415 stars12 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#14
Cupdate auto-detects container images in Kubernetes, Docker or Podman, finds newer versions and exposes results via a UI, API and RSS feed with vulnerability metadata.
310 stars7 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#15
Self-hosted container management UI focused on templating and one-click deployments for Docker-based stacks.
58 stars5 forksMITlast commit Slowing down
#16
WAGMIOS is a self-hosted container management system that provides a Docker marketplace, admin UI, and an AI assistant (W.I.L.L.O.W) for workflow automation and container operations.
56 stars3 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
What replacing Docker actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 10 of 16 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Zlib, BSD-3-Clause, MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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