awesome-docker

:whale: A curated list of Docker resources and projects
https://github.com/veggiemonk/awesome-docker

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Awesome Lists
- Monitoring Services
  - Awesome CI/CD - Not specific to docker but relevant.
- Wrappers
  - Awesome Kubernetes
  - Awesome Linux Container
  - Awesome Selfhosted
  - ToolsOfTheTrade
  - Awesome Compose - Docker Compose samples.
  - Awesome Sysadmin
Books & Tutorials
- Wrappers
  - Docker Blog - Regular updates about Docker, the community and tools.
  - Docker Certification - :yen: Will help you to will Learn Docker containerization, running Docker containers, Image creation, Dockerfile, Docker orchestration, security best practices, and more through hands-on projects and case studies and helps to clear Docker Certified Associate.
  - Docker dev bookmarks - Use the tag [docker](https://www.codever.dev/bookmarks/t/docker).
  - Docker in Action, Second Edition
  - Docker in Practice, Second Edition
  - Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches
  - Learn Docker - Learn Docker - curated list of the top online docker tutorials and courses.
  - Programming Community Curated Resources for learning Docker
  - Cloud Native Landscape
  - Docker packaging guide for Python - A series of detailed articles on the specifics of Docker packaging for Python.
Building Images
- Base Images
  - distroless - Language focused docker images, minus the operating system.
  - Chainguard Images - Minimal, signed, SBOM-attested container images built on Wolfi.
  - melange - Build apk packages from declarative YAML for use with apko.
  - Wolfi - Undistro Linux designed for containers; glibc-based, signed, daily SBOMs.
  - pglayers - Pre-built PostgreSQL extensions as composable Docker layers. 50+ extensions, ready-to-use combined images (full, Azure-compatible).
- Builder
  - packer - Hashicorp tool to build machine images including docker image integrated with configuration management tools like chef, puppet, ansible.
  - ansible-bender - A tool utilising `ansible` and `buildah`.
  - BuildKit - Concurrent, cache-efficient, and Dockerfile-agnostic builder toolkit.
  - cekit - A tool used by openshift to build base images using different build engines.
  - dlayer - Docker layer analyzer.
  - docker-companion - A command line tool written in Golang to squash and unpack docker images.
  - essex - Boilerplate for Docker Based Projects: Essex is a CLI utility written in bash to quickly setup clean and consistent Docker projects with Makefile driven workflows.
  - HPC Container Maker - Generates Dockerfiles from a high level Python recipe, including building blocks for High-Performance Computing components.
  - img - Standalone, daemon-less, unprivileged Dockerfile and OCI compatible container image builder.
  - RAUDI - A tool to automatically update (and optionally push to Docker Hub) Docker Images for 3rd party software whenever theres is a new release/update/commit.
  - runlike - Generate `docker run`command and options from running containers.
  - Whaler - Program to reverse Docker images into Dockerfiles.
  - docker-repack - Repacks a Docker image into a smaller, more efficient version that makes it significantly faster to pull.
  - Production-Ready Python Containers - :yen: A template for creating production-ready Docker images for Python applications.
  - DockerSlim
  - apko - Declarative OCI image builder from apk packages; reproducible by design.
  - buildx - Official Docker CLI plugin for multi-platform builds backed by BuildKit.
  - earthly - Containerized build automation with Dockerfile-meets-Makefile syntax.
  - ko - Build and deploy Go applications as container images without a Dockerfile.
  - nix2container - Build OCI images with Nix without `docker load` round-trips.
- Dockerfile
  - Trsuted Builds - Trusted Automated Docker Builds. Dockerfile Project maintains a central repository of Dockerfile for various popular open source software services runnable on a Docker container.
  - Dockerfile Generator
  - Dockershelf - A repository that serves as a collector for docker recipes that are universal, efficient and slim. Images are updated, tested and published daily via a Travis cron job.
  - Dofigen - A Dockerfile generator using a simplified description in YAML or JSON format.
- Linter
  - docker-image-size-limit - A tool to keep an eye on your docker images size.
  - Hadolint - A Dockerfile linter that checks for best practices, common mistakes, and is also able to lint any bash written in `RUN` instructions;.
  - Dockadvisor - Lightweight Dockerfile linter with 60+ rules, quality scoring, and security checks.
Chinese
- Monitoring Services
  - DockerOne
Communities and Meetups
- Brazilian
  - Docker BR on Telegram
- English
- Russian
  - Docker Russian-speaking Community
- Spanish
  - Docker Tips
Container Operations
- Container Composition
  - bocker - Write Dockerfile completely in Bash. Extensible and simple. --> Reusable by [@icy](https://github.com/icy)
  - bocker - Docker implemented in 100 lines of bash by [p8952](https://github.com/p8952)
  - box - Build Dockerfile images with a mruby DSL, includes flattening and layer manipulation
  - Capitan - Composable docker orchestration with added scripting support by [byrnedo].
  - compose_plantuml - Generate Plantuml graphs from docker-compose files by [@funkwerk](https://github.com/funkwerk)
  - crowdr - Tool for managing multiple Docker containers (`docker-compose` alternative).
  - docker-compose-graphviz - Turn a docker-compose.yml files into Graphviz .dot files by [@abesto](https://github.com/abesto)
  - docker-config-update - Utility to update docker configs and secrets for deploying in a compose file.
  - draw-compose - Utility to draw a schema of a docker compose by [@Alexis-benoist](https://github.com/Alexis-benoist)
  - elsy - An opinionated, multi-language, build tool based on Docker and Docker Compose.
  - habitus - A Build Flow Tool for Docker.
  - Maestro - Maestro provides the ability to easily launch, orchestrate and manage multiple Docker containers as single unit by [@tascanini](https://github.com/toscanini)
  - percheron - Organise your Docker containers with muscle and intelligence by [@ashmckenzie](https://github.com/ashmckenzie)
  - rocker-compose - Docker composition tool with idempotency features for deploying apps composed of multiple containers. By[@grammarly].
  - rocker - Extended Dockerfile builder. Supports multiple FROMs, MOUNTS, templates, etc. by [@grammarly].
  - Stacker - Docker Compose Templates. Stacker provides an abstraction layer over Docker Compose and a better DX (developer experience).
  - Stitchocker - A lightweight and fast command line utility for conveniently grouping your docker-compose multiple container services. By [alexaandrov](https://github.com/alexaandrov).
  - Zodiac - A lightweight tool for easy deployment and rollback of dockerized applications. By [@CenturyLinkLabs][centurylinklabs]
  - LLM Harbor - A CLI and companion app to effortlessly run LLM backends, APIs, frontends, and services with one command. By [av](https://github.com/av).
- Deployment and Infrastructure
  - awesome-stacks - Deploy 150+ open-source web apps with one Docker command.
  - Centurion - Centurion is a mass deployment tool for Docker fleets. It takes containers from a Docker registry and runs them on a fleet of hosts with the correct environment variables, host volume mappings, and port mappings. By [newrelic](https://github.com/newrelic).
  - Clocker - Clocker creates and manages a Docker cloud infrastructure. Clocker supports single-click deployments and runtime management of multi-node applications that run as containers distributed across multiple hosts, on both Docker and Marathon. It leverages [Calico][calico] and [Weave][weave] for networking and [Brooklyn](https://brooklyn.apache.org/) for application blueprints. By [brooklyncentral](https://github.com/brooklyncentral).
  - Conduit - Experimental deployment system for Docker.
  - depcon - Depcon is written in Go and allows you to easily deploy Docker containers to Apache Mesos/Marathon, Amazon ECS and Kubernetes. By [ContainX][containx].
  - deploy - Git and Docker deployment tool. A middle ground between simple Docker composition tools and full blown cluster orchestration by [@ttiny](https://github.com/ttiny)
  - dockit - Do docker actions and Deploy gluster containers! By [@humblec](https://github.com/humblec)
  - gitkube - Gitkube is a tool for building and deploying docker images on Kubernetes using `git push`. By [Hasura](https://github.com/hasura/).
  - Longshoreman - Longshoreman automates application deployment using Docker. Just create a Docker repository (or use a service), configure the cluster using AWS or Digital Ocean (or whatever you like) and deploy applications using a Heroku-like CLI tool. By [longshoreman](https://github.com/longshoreman)
- Monitoring
  - Dynatrace - Monitor containerized applications without installing agents or modifying your Run commands
  - SuperVisor CPM - frontend-service/) and [Driver Service](https://github.com/t0xic0der/supervisor-driver-service/) :construction: - A simple and accessible FOSS container performance monitoring service written in Python by [@t0xic0der](https://github.com/t0xic0der/)
  - Axibase Collector - Axibase Collector streams performance counters, configuration changes and lifecycle events from the Docker engine(s) into Axibase Time Series Database for roll-up dashboards and integration with upstream monitoring systems.
  - Docker-Flow-Monitor - Reconfigures Prometheus when a new service is updated or deployed automatically.
  - Dockerana - packaged version of Graphite and Grafana, specifically targeted at metrics from Docker.
  - Dozzle - Monitor container logs in real-time with a browser or mobile device. [@amir20](https://github.com/amir20)
  - Glances - A cross-platform curses-based system monitoring tool written in Python.
  - InfluxDB, cAdvisor, Grafana - InfluxDB Time series DB in combination with Grafana and cAdvisor.
  - LogJam - :skull: Logjam is a log forwarder designed to listen on a local port, receive log entries over UDP, and forward these messages on to a log collection server (such as logstash) by [@gocardless](https://github.com/gocardless)
  - Logspout - Log routing for Docker container logs.
  - monit-docker - Monitor docker containers resources usage or status and execute docker commands or inside containers. [decryptus][decryptus].
  - NexClipper - NexClipper is the container monitoring and performance management solution specialized in Docker, Apache Mesos, Marathon, DC/OS, Mesosphere, Kubernetes.
  - Out-of-the-box Host/Container Monitoring/Logging/Alerting Stack - Docker host and container monitoring, logging and alerting out of the box using cAdvisor, Prometheus, Grafana for monitoring, Elasticsearch, Kibana and Logstash for logging and elastalert and Alertmanager for alerting. Set up in 5 Minutes. Secure mode for production use with built-in [Automated Nginx Reverse Proxy (jwilder's)][nginxproxy].
  - Sidekick - Open source live application debugger like Chrome DevTools for your backend. Collect traces and generate logs on-demand without stopping & redeploying your applications.
  - SwarmAlert - Monitors a Docker Swarm and sends Pushover alerts when it finds a container with no healthy service task running.
  - Zabbix Docker module - Zabbix module that provides discovery of running containers, CPU/memory/blk IO/net container metrics. Systemd Docker and LXC execution driver is also supported. It's a dynamically linked shared object library, so its performance is (~10x) better, than any script solution.
  - Zabbix Docker - Monitor containers automatically using zabbix LLD feature.
  - Axibase Collector - Axibase Collector streams performance counters, configuration changes and lifecycle events from the Docker engine(s) into Axibase Time Series Database for roll-up dashboards and integration with upstream monitoring systems.
  - Checkmate - Checkmate is an open-source, self-hosted tool designed to track and monitor server hardware, uptime, response times, and incidents in real-time with beautiful visualizations.
  - Docker-Alertd - Monitor and send alerts based on docker container resource usage/statistics.
  - HertzBeat - An open-source real-time monitoring system with custom-monitor and agentless.
- Networking
  - Freeflow - High performance container overlay networks on Linux. Enabling RDMA (on both InfiniBand and RoCE) and accelerating TCP to bare metal performance. By [Microsoft](https://github.com/Microsoft).
  - MyIP - All in one IP Toolbox. Easy to check all your IPs, IP geolocation, check for DNS leaks, examine WebRTC connections, speed test, ping test, MTR test, check website availability, whois search and more. By [jason5ng32](https://github.com/jason5ng32).
- Orchestration
  - Ansible Linux Docker - Run Ansible from a Linux container. By [Peco602][peco602].
  - athena - An automation platform with a plugin architecture that allows you to easily create and share services.
  - blimp - Uses Docker Machine to easily move a container from one Docker host to another, show containers running against all of your hosts, replicate a container across multiple hosts and more by [@defermat](https://github.com/defermat) and [@schvin](https://github.com/schvin)
  - clusterdock - Docker container orchestration to enable the testing of long-running cluster deployments.
  - Crane - Control plane based on docker built-in swarm [Dataman-Cloud](https://github.com/Dataman-Cloud).
  - Docker Flow Swarm Listener - Docker Flow Swarm Listener project is to listen to Docker Swarm events and send requests when a change occurs. By [docker-flow][docker-flow].
  - gantryd - A framework for easy management of docker-based components across machines by [@DevTable](https://github.com/DevTable)
  - Haven - Haven is a simplified container management platform that integrates container, application, cluster, image, and registry managements. By [codeabovelab](https://github.com/codeabovelab).
  - Helios - A simple platform for deploying and managing containers across an entire fleet of servers by [@spotify][spotify]
  - Kontena - The developer friendly container and micro services platform. Works on any cloud, easy to setup, simple to use.
  - ManageIQ - Discover, optimize and control your hybrid IT. By [ManageIQ](https://github.com/ManageIQ).
  - Mantl - :skull: Mantl is a modern platform for rapidly deploying globally distributed services
  - Panamax - An open-source project that makes deploying complex containerized apps as easy as Drag-and-Drop by [@CenturyLinkLabs][centurylinklabs].
  - RedHerd Framework - RedHerd is a collaborative and serverless framework for orchestrating a geographically distributed group of assets capable of simulating complex offensive cyberspace operations. By [RedHerdProject](https://github.com/redherd-project).
  - Marathon - :skull: Marathon is a private PaaS built on Mesos. It automatically handles hardware or software failures and ensures that an app is "always on"
- PaaS
  - Atlantis - Atlantis is an Open Source PaaS for HTTP applications built on Docker and written in Go
  - Dcw - Docker-compose SSH wrapper: a very poor man PaaS, exposing the docker-compose and custom-container commands defined in container labels.
  - Empire - A PaaS built on top of Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS).
  - Flynn - A next generation open source platform as a service
  - Hephy Workflow - Open source PaaS for Kubernetes that adds a developer-friendly layer to any Kubernetes cluster, making it easy to deploy and manage applications. Fork of [Deis Workflow](https://github.com/deis/workflow).
  - Krane - Toolset for managing container workloads on remote servers.
  - Nanobox - :yen: An application development platform that creates local environments that can then be deployed and scaled in the cloud.
- Reverse Proxy
  - docker-proxy - Transparent proxy for docker containers, run in a docker container. By [@silarsis](https://github.com/silarsis)
  - fabio - A fast, modern, zero-conf load balancing HTTP(S) router for deploying microservices managed by consul. By [magiconair](https://github.com/magiconair) (Frank Schroeder).
  - h2o-proxy - Automated H2O reverse proxy for Docker containers. An alternative to [jwilder/nginx-proxy][nginxproxy] by [@zchee](https://github.com/zchee)
  - muguet - DNS Server & Reverse proxy for Docker environments. By [@mattallty](https://github.com/mattallty)
  - Swarm Ingress Router - Route DNS names to Swarm services based on labels. By [@tpbowden](https://github.com/tpbowden/)
  - bunkerized-nginx - Web app hosting and reverse proxy secure by default. By [@bunkerity](https://github.com/bunkerity)
  - mesh-router - Free domain(nsl.sh) provider for Docker containers with automatic HTTPS routing. Uses Wireguard VPN to securely route subdomain requests across networks. Ideal for self-hosted NAS and cloud deployments. By [@Yundera](https://github.com/Yundera)
  - idle-less - Reverse proxy with automatic Wake-on-LAN — wakes sleeping backend servers when traffic arrives, shows a waiting screen, and redirects when ready. By [tvup](https://github.com/tvup).
- Runtime
  - aind - :skull: AinD launches Android apps in Docker, by nesting Anbox containers inside Docker by [@aind-containers](https://github.com/aind-containers)
  - rlxc - LXC binary written in Rust.
- Security
  - Sysdig Secure - Sysdig Secure addresses run-time security through behavioral monitoring and defense, and provides deep forensics based on open source Sysdig for incident response.
  - Anchor - A tool to ensure reproducible builds by pinning dependencies inside your Dockerfiles [@SongStitch](https://github.com/songStitch/)
  - bane - AppArmor profile generator for Docker containers.
  - CIS Docker Benchmark - This [InSpec][inspec] compliance profile implement the CIS Docker 1.12.0 Benchmark in an automated way to provide security best-practice tests around Docker daemon and containers in a production environment. By [dev-sec](https://github.com/dev-sec).
  - Dagda - Dagda is a tool to perform static analysis of known vulnerabilities, trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats in docker images/containers and to monitor the docker daemon and running docker containers for detecting anomalous activities. By [eliasgranderubio](https://github.com/eliasgranderubio).
  - docker-explorer - A tool to help forensicate offline docker acquisitions.
  - docker-lock - A cli-plugin for docker to automatically manage image digests by tracking them in a separate Lockfile. By [safe-waters][safe-waters].
  - dvwassl - SSL-enabled Damn Vulnerable Web App to test Web Application Firewalls. By [Peco602][peco602].
  - Deepfence Enterprise - :yen: Full life cycle Cloud Native Workload Protection platform for kubernetes, virtual machines and serverless. By [deepfence][deepfence].
  - notary - A server and a client for running and interacting with trusted collections. By [TUF](https://github.com/theupdateframework).
  - crowdsec-blocklist-import - Aggregates 36 free threat intelligence feeds into 120k+ malicious IPs for CrowdSec bouncers, providing 10-20x more blocks than default lists. By [wolffcatskyy](https://github.com/wolffcatskyy).
- Service Discovery
  - docker-consul
  - etcd - Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system by [etcd-io](https://github.com/etcd-io) (former part of CoreOS).
  - istio - An open platform to connect, manage, and secure microservices.
  - proxy - lightweight nginx based load balancer self using service discovery provided by registrator. by [@factorish](https://github.com/factorish)
- User Interface
  - dockemon - Docker Container Management GUI.
  - denops-docker.vim - :skull: Manage docker containers and images in Vim. By [@skanehira]
  - docker.vim - Manage docker containers and images in Vim. By [@skanehira]
  - Dockeron - A project built on Electron + Vue.js for Docker on desktop. [@fluency03](https://github.com/fluency03)
  - DockStation - A developer centric UI to configure, monitor, and manage services and containers [@dock_station](https://twitter.com/dock_station)
  - Lifeboat - :skull: An easy way to launch Docker projects with a graphical interface on your Mac. [@jplhomer](https://github.com/jplhomer)
  - ctop (1) - :skull: A command line / text based Linux Containers monitoring tool that works just like you expect (Python) by [@yadutaf](https://github.com/yadutaf)
  - ctop (2) - :skull: Top-like interface for container metrics (Golang) by [@bcicen](https://github.com/bcicen/)
  - dockdash
  - Docker-mon - Console-based Docker monitoring by [@icecrime](https://github.com/icecrime)
  - docui - :skull: An interactive shell UI for managing Docker containers. Also works in Windows. By [@skanehira]
  - sen - :skull: Terminal user interface for docker engine, by [@TomasTomecek][tomastomecek]
  - captain - Easily start and stop docker compose projects from any directory. By [jenssegers](https://github.com/jenssegers).
  - dcp - A simple tool for copying files from container filesystems. By [exdx](https://github.com/exdx).
  - docker-ls - CLI tools for browsing and manipulating docker registries.
  - dockersql - :skull: A command line interface to query Docker using SQL by [@crosbymichael](https://github.com/crosbymichael)
  - DVM - Docker version manager.
  - goinside - Get inside a running docker container easily.
  - ns-enter - :skull: no more ssh, enter name spaces of container by [@jpetazzo][jpetazzo]
  - Pdocker - A simple tool to manage and maintain Docker for personal projects.
  - reg - :skull: Docker registry v2 command line client by [@genuinetools][genuinetools]
  - tsaotun - Python based Assistance for Docker.
  - wharfee - :skull: Autocompletion and syntax highlighting for Docker commands. by [@j-bennet](https://github.com/j-bennet)
  - dext-docker-registry-plugin - Search the Docker Registry with the Dext smart launcher. By [vutran](https://github.com/vutran).
  - docker-ssh - SSH Server for Docker containers ~ Because every container should be accessible. By [jeroenpeeters](https://github.com/jeroenpeeters).
  - MultiDocker - Create a secure multi-user Docker machine, where each user is segregated into an indepentent container.
  - Powerline-Docker - A Powerline segment for showing the status of Docker containers.
  - Docker Compose UI - :skull: Manage docker-compose via HTTP. docker-compose-ui runs in a Docker container, mounts the hosts docker socket and exposes a RESTful API and AngularJS GUI
  - Docker Registry UI (Joxit) - :skull: The simplest and cleanest UI for private registries by [@Joxit](https://github.com/Joxit)
  - Docker Registry UI - A web UI for easy private/local Docker Registry integration by [@atcol](https://github.com/atcol)
  - docker-registry-web - Web UI, authentication service and event recorder for private docker registry v2.
  - dockering-on-rails - Simple Web-Interface for Docker with a lot of features by [@Electrofenster](https://github.com/Electrofenster/)
  - DockerSurfer - A web service for analyze and browse dependencies between Docker images in the Docker registry, by [@Simone-Erba](https://github.com/Simone-Erba/)
  - Kubevious - A highly visual web UI for Kubernetes which renders configuration and state in an application centric way.
  - Mafl - Minimalistic flexible homepage.
  - netdata - Real-time performance monitoring.
  - OctoLinker - A browser extension for GitHub that makes the image name in a `Dockerfile` clickable and redirect you to the related Docker Hub page.
  - Rapid Dashboard - A simple query dashboard to use Docker Remote API.
  - Seagull - Friendly Web UI to monitor docker daemon.
  - Swirl - Swirl is a web management tool for Docker, focused on swarm cluster By [cuigh](https://github.com/cuigh/).
  - Theia - Extensible platform to develop full-fledged multi-language Cloud & Desktop IDE-like products with state-of-the-art web technologies.
  - Yacht - A Web UI for docker that focuses on templates and ease of use in order to make deployments as easy as possible. By [@SelfhostedPro](https://github.com/SelfhostedPro)
  - dockercraft - :skull: Docker + Minecraft = Dockercraft by [@docker][docker]
  - Admiral - :skull: Admiral™ is a highly scalable and very lightweight Container Management platform for deploying and managing container based applications. By [VMWare][vmware]
- Volume Management / Data
  - portworx - Decentralized storage solution for persistent, shared and replicated volumes.

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