[Open Source] An Elegant, Lightweight Visual Management Panel for Docker and Podman Containers

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1. Project Overview

A lightweight container management panel for elegantly managing Docker and Podman containers.

2. Open Source License

No mainstream open-source license has been adopted yet.

3. Screenshots

Interface Preview

Pro Custom Themes

Overview

Container Management

File management

Image management

Create Image

Create Compose

Deploy Compose

System Management

4. Feature Overview

DPanel Lightweight Container Management Panel

Manage Docker and Podman containers elegantly. One panel is all you need!

DPanel is a lightweight visual management panel for Docker and Podman containers.

Features a native Chinese interface, making it more suitable for Chinese-speaking environments. Also supports multiple languages, including English and Japanese. Easy to install with extremely low resource consumption, making it ideal for various NAS devices, TV boxes, and small servers. The panel runs as a container without requiring privileged access. It has no dependencies on or intrusion into the host system, ensuring security and reliability.

The panel provides essential container management features, including containers, Compose, and images. It supports managing files inside containers and adding Compose projects in multiple ways. The Standard Edition includes built-in Nginx for convenient port forwarding to containers. Multiple Docker servers can be added and managed via Docker API or SSH. It also supports managing the host system through SSH and SFTP.

Functional characteristics

Multi-Language Support

No plugins required. The panel natively provides multilingual language packs in Chinese, English, and Japanese.

Quick Deployment

Supports running through containers or binary packages. Simple, easy to use, and highly compatible.

Lightweight

Extremely low resource consumption (image ~150M, memory ~20M), suitable for various NAS devices, routers, and small servers.

Security

Runs as a container without requiring privileged access or introducing dependencies or intrusion into the host system, ensuring security and reliability.

Domain Forwarding and SSL Certificates

The Standard Edition includes built-in Nginx components for quickly binding domains and forwarding requests to container ports.

App Store

Supports application stores using various protocols, including 1panel and casaos, and allows multiple stores to be added simultaneously.

Multi-Host Management

Supports managing multiple Docker clients simultaneously through API (TLS) and SSH.

Container Snapshots

Full container snapshot backup, restoration, and migration to other Docker environments.

Container File Management

Supports managing files inside containers and on the host system.

Quick Container Upgrades

Container image update detection and quick upgrades.

Container Tag Grouping and Quick Access

Group and filter containers using Compose, Swarm, and tags. Configure quick access links for containers.

Compose

Supports adding and managing Compose projects in multiple ways.

Swarm

Supports managing Docker Swarm clusters.

Dark Mode and Custom Themes

Interface customization, including dark mode, menu position, font size, pagination size, console styles, and more.

Permission System

Multiple users, menu permissions, and data permissions.

Feature Overview and Comparison

5. Tech Stack

Get Started

Important

Under MacOS, mount the socket file through /Users/Username
/.docker/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock 

Standard Edition

docker run -d --name dpanel --restart=always \
 -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 8807:8080 -e APP_NAME=dpanel \
 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
 -v /home/dpanel:/dpanel dpanel/dpanel:latest

Lite Edition

The Lite edition removes domain forwarding features. You need to configure domain forwarding and bind domains to containers yourself. Binding ports 80 and 443 is not required.

docker run -d --name dpanel --restart=always \
 -p 8807:8080 -e APP_NAME=dpanel \
 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
 -v /home/dpanel:/dpanel dpanel/dpanel:lite

Integrated Scripts

Supports Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine. Other distributions have not been tested. Please submit an Issue if you encounter problems.

curl -sSL https://dpanel.cc/quick.sh -o quick.sh && sudo bash quick.sh

https://github.com/donknap/dpanel