Changelog

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Version 1.0.20 (Current)

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Overview

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Features

• Container lifecycle management (start, stop, restart, remove)
• Docker Compose stack orchestration with visual editor
• Git integration for stack deployments with webhook support
• Multi-environment support (local and remote Docker hosts)
• Real-time log streaming and monitoring
• Interactive terminal access to containers
• Container file browser with upload/download capabilities
• Image management (pull, remove, build)
• Volume and network management
• Scheduled operations with cron syntax
• Activity dashboard and system monitoring
• Health checks and notifications
• Authentication (local users, OIDC/OAuth2, LDAP)
• Optional Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
• Database support (SQLite and PostgreSQL)
• Container resource monitoring (CPU, memory, network)
• Bulk operations and batch actions
• Registry management for private registries
• Environment variable management
• Git credentials storage
• Advanced filtering and search
• Dark/light theme support

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Technical Stack

• Frontend: SvelteKit 2, Svelte 5, shadcn-svelte, TailwindCSS
• Backend: Bun runtime
• Database: SQLite (default) or PostgreSQL
• Base OS: Wolfi packages via apko
• Direct Docker API integration

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Known Issues

• None reported for current stable release

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Previous Versions

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Version 1.0.x Series

• Container management
• Basic stack support
• Authentication system
• Multi-environment support

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Upgrade Notes

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Upgrading to Latest Version

# Pull latest image
docker pull fnsys/dockhand:latest

# Stop current instance
docker stop dockhand

# Remove old container (data is preserved in volume)
docker rm dockhand

# Start new version
docker run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v dockhand_data:/app/data \
  --name dockhand \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  fnsys/dockhand:latest

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Database Migrations

# For SQLite
docker exec dockhand sqlite3 /data/dockhand.db ".backup /data/backup.db"
docker cp dockhand:/data/backup.db ./backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).db

# For PostgreSQL
pg_dump -h localhost -U dockhand dockhand > backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).sql

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Breaking Changes

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Roadmap

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Planned Features

• Enhanced Monitoring
  • Prometheus metrics export
  • Grafana dashboard templates
  • Advanced alerting rules
• Stack Management
  • Template library for common stacks
  • Stack marketplace/sharing
  • Enhanced compose file validation
• Security
  • Vulnerability scanning integration
  • Security policy enforcement
  • Audit log enhancements
• Automation
  • Workflow automation engine
  • Advanced scheduling options
  • Event-driven actions
• Multi-Host
  • Improved remote host management
  • Cross-host operations
  • Centralized management dashboard
• API & Integrations
  • REST API documentation
  • Webhook system
  • Third-party integrations

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Feature Requests

• GitHub Discussions
• GitHub Issues with “enhancement” label

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Release Schedule

• Patch releases (1.0.x): Bug fixes and minor improvements
• Minor releases (1.x.0): New features and enhancements
• Major releases (x.0.0): Significant changes and major features

• Docker Hub
• GitHub Releases

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Support Policy

• Latest stable version receives active support and updates
• Security patches are provided for critical vulnerabilities
• Bug fixes prioritized based on severity and impact

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Versioning

• MAJOR: Incompatible API changes
• MINOR: New functionality (backward-compatible)
• PATCH: Bug fixes (backward-compatible)

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