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slug: dockhand-interface-docker-git
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title: "Dockhand - Une interface Docker pour tout gérer via Git !"
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authors: [tellserv]
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tags: [docker, git, dockhand, homelab, infrastructure, secrets]
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date: 2026-02-10
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Comment j'ai centralisé la gestion de toutes mes stacks Docker avec Dockhand, un outil moderne qui combine l'interface web intuitive, le versioning Git et la gestion sécurisée des secrets.
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<p align="center">
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<img src="/img/blog/2026-02-10-dockhand-interface-docker-git/dockhand_logo.png" alt="Dockhand Logo" width="300" />
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## Le problème : mes stacks sans historique ni centralisation
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Quand on gère plusieurs dizaines de services Docker sur plusieurs machines, on se retrouve vite avec un problème : **comment garder une trace de tout ?**
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Avant Dockhand, ma situation ressemblait à ça :
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- Des fichiers `compose.yaml` éparpillés dans `/opt/stacks/` sur différentes VMs
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- Aucun historique des modifications (qui a changé quoi ? quand ? pourquoi ?)
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- Des secrets en clair dans les fichiers `.env`
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- Impossible de déployer rapidement la même stack sur une autre machine
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- Pas de centralisation : je devais SSH sur chaque machine pour modifier une config
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Bref, c'était le chaos. Et si je perdais une VM, je perdais aussi tout l'historique de configuration.
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## La solution : Git comme source of truth + Dockhand pour déployer
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La solution est simple et élégante :
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1. **Git devient la source de vérité** : tous mes `compose.yaml` sont versionnés dans un dépôt Git privé (Forgejo dans mon cas)
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2. **Dockhand gère les déploiements** : une interface web moderne qui déploie depuis Git et gère les secrets de manière sécurisée
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3. **Fini les secrets en clair** : Dockhand chiffre les secrets et les injecte au déploiement
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Cette approche me donne :
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- **Historique complet** : chaque modification est tracée dans Git
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- **Centralisation** : un seul endroit pour gérer toutes mes stacks
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- **Sécurité** : les secrets ne sont jamais committés en clair
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- **Multi-environnements** : je peux gérer plusieurs VMs depuis une seule interface
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- **Reproductibilité** : je peux redéployer n'importe quelle stack en quelques clics
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**Flux GitOps** :
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```mermaid
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graph TB
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A[Développeur] -->|1. Push code| B[Git Repository]
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B -->|2. Webhook/Sync| C[Dockhand]
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C -->|3. Clone repo| B
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C -->|4. Inject secrets| D[Secrets chiffrés]
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C -->|5. Deploy| E[Docker Compose]
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E -->|6. Containers| F[Applications]
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```
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## Qu'est-ce que Dockhand ?
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[Dockhand](https://github.com/Finsys/dockhand) est une interface de gestion Docker moderne développée par Finsys. C'est une alternative légère et élégante à Portainer.
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### Fonctionnalités principales
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- **Gestion des conteneurs** : démarrer, arrêter, redémarrer, surveiller en temps réel
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- **Orchestration Compose** : éditeur visuel pour les déploiements Docker Compose
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- **Intégration Git** : déploiement depuis des dépôts avec webhooks et synchronisation automatique
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- **Support multi-environnements** : gestion des hôtes Docker locaux et distants
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- **Terminal et logs** : accès shell interactif et streaming de logs en temps réel
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- **Explorateur de fichiers** : navigation, upload et téléchargement depuis les conteneurs
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- **Gestion des secrets** : chiffrement et injection sécurisée des variables sensibles
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### Stack technologique
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- **Frontend** : SvelteKit 2, Svelte 5, shadcn-svelte, TailwindCSS
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- **Backend** : Runtime Bun avec routes API SvelteKit
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- **Base** : SQLite ou PostgreSQL via Drizzle ORM
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- **Infrastructure** : Communication directe avec l'API Docker
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### Licence
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Dockhand utilise la Business Source License 1.1 (BSL) :
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- Gratuit pour : usage personnel, usage interne en entreprise, organisations à but non lucratif, éducation, évaluation
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- La licence sera convertie en Apache 2.0 le 1er janvier 2029
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## Mise en place de Dockhand
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### Étape 1 : Socket Proxy (sécurité)
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Avant de déployer Dockhand, j'utilise un **socket proxy** pour éviter d'exposer directement le socket Docker aux applications. C'est un principe de moindre privilège : chaque service ne peut accéder qu'aux endpoints Docker dont il a besoin.
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<details>
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<summary>Configuration du Socket Proxy (cliquez pour déplier)</summary>
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```yaml
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services:
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socket-proxy:
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image: wollomatic/socket-proxy:1.11.0
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container_name: socket-proxy
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restart: unless-stopped
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user: "65534:988" # nobody:docker
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mem_limit: 64M
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read_only: true
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cap_drop:
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- ALL
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security_opt:
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- no-new-privileges
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command:
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- '-loglevel=info'
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- '-listenip=0.0.0.0'
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- '-proxycontainername=socket-proxy' # Active les allowlists per-container
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- '-watchdoginterval=3600'
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- '-stoponwatchdog'
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- '-shutdowngracetime=5'
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environment:
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- SP_ALLOWHEALTHCHECK=true
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volumes:
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- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
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networks:
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- socket-proxy
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healthcheck:
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test: ["CMD", "./healthcheck"]
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interval: 10s
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timeout: 5s
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retries: 2
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networks:
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socket-proxy:
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name: socket-proxy
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driver: bridge
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internal: true
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```
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Je détaillerai le socket proxy dans un article dédié. Pour l'instant, retenez que c'est une couche de sécurité entre Docker et vos applications.
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</details>
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**Architecture de sécurité** :
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```mermaid
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graph LR
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A[Utilisateur] -->|HTTPS| B[Traefik]
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B -->|HTTP interne| C[Dockhand]
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C -->|API limitée| D[Socket Proxy]
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D -->|Socket Unix| E[Docker Engine]
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Ce schéma montre comment chaque couche ajoute une protection supplémentaire entre l'utilisateur et le Docker Engine.
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### Étape 2 : Déploiement de Dockhand
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```yaml
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dockhand:
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- DATA_DIR=/opt/stacks/dockhand
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- TZ=Europe/Paris
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- "traefik.docker.network=traefik_private"
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- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.rule=Host(`dockhand.local.tellserv.fr`)"
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- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.entrypoints=local"
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- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.tls=true"
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- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.tls.certresolver=cloudflare-local"
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- "traefik.http.services.dockhand.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
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- **Version de l'image** : `v1.0.14` - Vérifiez la dernière version stable sur [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/fnsys/dockhand/tags) avant de déployer
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:::tip[Ordre de démarrage]
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**Déploiement** :
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```bash
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L'interface est maintenant accessible sur `https://dockhand.local.tellserv.fr` (dans mon cas).
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### Étape 3 : Ajout des environnements Docker
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**Settings → Environments → Add environment**
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Dans mon cas, j'utilise **Direct connection** avec mon socket proxy :
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- **Name** : `Tellprod`
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- **Connection type** : `Direct connection`
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- **Host** : `socket-proxy` (le nom du conteneur)
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- **Protocol** : `HTTP` (le socket proxy n'utilise pas TLS en interne)
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## Préparation du dépôt Git
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### Étape 1 : Créer le dépôt Git
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J'ai créé un dépôt privé sur mon instance Forgejo : `tellprod_compose.git`
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### Étape 2 : Organiser les stacks
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```
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└── ...
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```
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Chaque service a son propre dossier avec un fichier `compose.yml`.
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### Étape 3 : Supprimer les secrets
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**CRITIQUE** : avant de commit, je dois supprimer **tous les secrets** de mes fichiers `compose.yml` et `.env`.
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```yaml
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### Étape 4 : Commit et push
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:::tip[Protection supplémentaire avec .gitignore]
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## Configuration du dépôt Git dans Dockhand
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### Étape 1 : Ajouter les credentials (si dépôt privé)
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**Settings → Git → Credentials → Add credential**
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- **Type** : `Password` (pour Forgejo)
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- **Name** : `Forgejo (Password)`
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- **Username** : mon nom d'utilisateur Forgejo
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### Étape 2 : Ajouter le dépôt
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**Settings → Git → Repositories → Add repository**
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- **Name** : `tellprod_compose`
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- **Repository URL** : `https://forgejo.tellserv.fr/Tellsanguis/tellprod_compose.git`
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- **Branch** : `main`
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- **Credential** : sélectionner `Forgejo (Password)`
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Cliquer sur **Test** pour vérifier la connexion, puis **Save changes**.
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## Déploiement depuis Git
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Maintenant vient la partie magique : déployer mes stacks directement depuis Git.
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|
### Étape 1 : Arrêter l'ancienne stack
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Avant de migrer vers Dockhand, je dois arrêter mes anciennes stacks déployées manuellement :
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```bash
|
||||||
|
cd /opt/stacks/mobilizon
|
||||||
|
docker compose down
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Étape 2 : Déployer depuis Git
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Stacks → From Git** (bouton en haut à droite)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Configuration du déploiement** :
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Repository** : sélectionner `tellprod_compose`
|
||||||
|
2. **Stack name** : `mobilizon`
|
||||||
|
3. **Compose file path** : `mobilizon/compose.yml` (chemin relatif dans le repo)
|
||||||
|
4. **Environment variables** :
|
||||||
|
- Cliquer sur **Populate** en haut à droite
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand remplit automatiquement les variables avec les valeurs du `.env` du dépôt (si présent)
|
||||||
|
- Modifier les valeurs avec les vraies valeurs
|
||||||
|
- **Cliquer sur l'icône de clé** à droite des variables sensibles pour les marquer comme secrets chiffrés
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
5. **Enable scheduled sync** : activer pour synchroniser automatiquement avec Git
|
||||||
|
- **Daily** à **03:00** (par exemple)
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand vérifiera quotidiennement s'il y a des changements dans le repo et redéploiera si nécessaire
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
6. **Enable webhook** : OFF pour l'instant (on peut le configurer plus tard pour un déploiement immédiat à chaque push Git)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
7. **Deploy now** : ON
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Cliquer sur **Deploy** et c'est parti.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Dockhand va :
|
||||||
|
1. Cloner le dépôt Git
|
||||||
|
2. Lire le fichier `compose.yml` dans `mobilizon/`
|
||||||
|
3. Injecter les secrets chiffrés
|
||||||
|
4. Déployer la stack via `docker compose up -d`
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
En quelques secondes, la stack est déployée. Et toutes les variables sensibles sont stockées chiffrées dans la base de données de Dockhand.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Résultat : gestion centralisée et sécurisée
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Après quelques heures de migration, toutes mes stacks sont maintenant gérées par Dockhand :
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Historique complet** : chaque modification est versionnée dans Git
|
||||||
|
- **Centralisation** : une seule interface pour gérer toutes mes VMs
|
||||||
|
- **Sécurité** : les secrets sont chiffrés dans Dockhand, jamais en clair dans Git
|
||||||
|
- **Synchronisation automatique** : Dockhand redéploie automatiquement si le repo Git change
|
||||||
|
- **Reproductibilité** : je peux redéployer n'importe quelle stack en quelques clics
|
||||||
|
- **Multi-environnements** : je peux gérer plusieurs VMs depuis la même interface
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Avantages concrets
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Git comme source of truth** :
|
||||||
|
- Je peux revenir en arrière si une modification casse quelque chose
|
||||||
|
- Je peux voir qui a modifié quoi et quand
|
||||||
|
- Je peux collaborer avec d'autres (pull requests, code review)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Dockhand comme orchestrateur** :
|
||||||
|
- Interface moderne et intuitive (bien mieux que l'ancienne Portainer)
|
||||||
|
- Gestion native des secrets chiffrés
|
||||||
|
- Support multi-environnements (je peux gérer plusieurs VMs)
|
||||||
|
- Synchronisation automatique avec Git
|
||||||
|
- Logs en temps réel, accès shell, explorateur de fichiers
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Sécurité** :
|
||||||
|
- Plus de secrets en clair dans les fichiers
|
||||||
|
- Socket proxy pour limiter l'accès à l'API Docker
|
||||||
|
- Service non exposé publiquement
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Prochaines étapes : automatisation avec Renovate Bot
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Pour aller encore plus loin, je vais configurer **Renovate Bot** pour automatiser les mises à jour de mes images Docker.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Pourquoi Renovate plutôt que Watchtower ?
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Beaucoup utilisent **Watchtower** pour mettre à jour automatiquement leurs conteneurs. Mais Watchtower a un défaut majeur : il met à jour directement les conteneurs en production, sans validation.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Avec l'approche **GitOps + Renovate** :
|
||||||
|
- Renovate crée des **Pull Requests** dans Git avec les nouvelles versions
|
||||||
|
- Je peux **tester et valider** avant de merger
|
||||||
|
- Git garde l'**historique** de toutes les mises à jour
|
||||||
|
- Si une mise à jour casse quelque chose, je peux facilement **revenir en arrière**
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand redéploie automatiquement après chaque merge
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
C'est beaucoup plus sûr et professionnel que les mises à jour "magiques" de Watchtower.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Configuration de Renovate
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Renovate va :
|
||||||
|
1. Analyser tous mes `compose.yml`
|
||||||
|
2. Détecter les nouvelles versions d'images disponibles
|
||||||
|
3. Créer automatiquement des Pull Requests dans Forgejo
|
||||||
|
4. Me permettre de valider et merger les mises à jour en un clic
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Avec Dockhand qui synchronise automatiquement depuis Git, mes stacks seront mises à jour automatiquement après chaque merge.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Je détaillerai cette configuration dans un prochain article. En attendant, vous pouvez consulter [la documentation officielle de Renovate](https://docs.renovatebot.com/).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Conclusion
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Dockhand est un outil formidable pour centraliser et moderniser la gestion de ses stacks Docker.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
L'approche **Git + Dockhand** combine le meilleur des deux mondes :
|
||||||
|
- Git pour l'historique et la collaboration
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand pour la gestion des secrets et le déploiement
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Si vous gérez plusieurs services Docker, je vous recommande vivement de tester Dockhand. C'est simple, élégant, et ça change vraiment la façon de travailler.
|
||||||
|
|
@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type * as Preset from '@docusaurus/preset-classic';
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
const config: Config = {
|
const config: Config = {
|
||||||
themes: [
|
themes: [
|
||||||
|
'@docusaurus/theme-mermaid',
|
||||||
[
|
[
|
||||||
'@easyops-cn/docusaurus-search-local',
|
'@easyops-cn/docusaurus-search-local',
|
||||||
{
|
{
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
@ -0,0 +1,480 @@
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
slug: dockhand-interface-docker-git
|
||||||
|
title: "Dockhand - A Docker Interface to Manage Everything via Git!"
|
||||||
|
authors: [tellserv]
|
||||||
|
tags: [docker, git, dockhand, homelab, infrastructure, secrets]
|
||||||
|
date: 2026-02-10
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
How I centralized the management of all my Docker stacks with Dockhand, a modern tool that combines an intuitive web interface, Git versioning, and secure secrets management.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<p align="center">
|
||||||
|
<img src="/img/blog/2026-02-10-dockhand-interface-docker-git/dockhand_logo.png" alt="Dockhand Logo" width="300" />
|
||||||
|
</p>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<!--truncate-->
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## The problem: stacks without history or centralization
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
When managing dozens of Docker services across multiple machines, you quickly face a problem: **how do you keep track of everything?**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Before Dockhand, my situation looked like this:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- `compose.yaml` files scattered across `/opt/stacks/` on different VMs
|
||||||
|
- No modification history (who changed what? when? why?)
|
||||||
|
- Secrets in clear text in `.env` files
|
||||||
|
- Impossible to quickly deploy the same stack on another machine
|
||||||
|
- No centralization: I had to SSH into each machine to modify a config
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
In short, it was chaos. And if I lost a VM, I also lost the entire configuration history.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## The solution: Git as source of truth + Dockhand for deployment
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The solution is simple and elegant:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Git becomes the source of truth**: all my `compose.yaml` files are versioned in a private Git repository (Forgejo in my case)
|
||||||
|
2. **Dockhand manages deployments**: a modern web interface that deploys from Git and manages secrets securely
|
||||||
|
3. **No more clear text secrets**: Dockhand encrypts secrets and injects them at deployment time
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This approach gives me:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Complete history**: every modification is tracked in Git
|
||||||
|
- **Centralization**: a single place to manage all my stacks
|
||||||
|
- **Security**: secrets are never committed in clear text
|
||||||
|
- **Multi-environment**: I can manage multiple VMs from a single interface
|
||||||
|
- **Reproducibility**: I can redeploy any stack with a few clicks
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**GitOps workflow**:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```mermaid
|
||||||
|
graph TB
|
||||||
|
A[Developer] -->|1. Push code| B[Git Repository]
|
||||||
|
B -->|2. Webhook/Sync| C[Dockhand]
|
||||||
|
C -->|3. Clone repo| B
|
||||||
|
C -->|4. Inject secrets| D[Encrypted secrets]
|
||||||
|
C -->|5. Deploy| E[Docker Compose]
|
||||||
|
E -->|6. Containers| F[Applications]
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
style A fill:#e1f5ff
|
||||||
|
style B fill:#ffe1e1
|
||||||
|
style C fill:#fff4e1
|
||||||
|
style D fill:#e1ffe1
|
||||||
|
style E fill:#f0e1ff
|
||||||
|
style F fill:#e1f5ff
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## What is Dockhand?
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
[Dockhand](https://github.com/Finsys/dockhand) is a modern Docker management interface developed by Finsys. It's a lightweight and elegant alternative to Portainer.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Main features
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Container management**: start, stop, restart, monitor in real-time
|
||||||
|
- **Compose orchestration**: visual editor for Docker Compose deployments
|
||||||
|
- **Git integration**: deployment from repositories with webhooks and automatic synchronization
|
||||||
|
- **Multi-environment support**: management of local and remote Docker hosts
|
||||||
|
- **Terminal and logs**: interactive shell access and real-time log streaming
|
||||||
|
- **File explorer**: navigation, upload and download from containers
|
||||||
|
- **Secrets management**: encryption and secure injection of sensitive variables
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Technology stack
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Frontend**: SvelteKit 2, Svelte 5, shadcn-svelte, TailwindCSS
|
||||||
|
- **Backend**: Bun runtime with SvelteKit API routes
|
||||||
|
- **Database**: SQLite or PostgreSQL via Drizzle ORM
|
||||||
|
- **Infrastructure**: Direct communication with Docker API
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### License
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Dockhand uses the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL):
|
||||||
|
- Free for: personal use, internal business use, non-profits, education, evaluation
|
||||||
|
- The license will be converted to Apache 2.0 on January 1st, 2029
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Setting up Dockhand
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 1: Socket Proxy (security)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Before deploying Dockhand, I use a **socket proxy** to avoid directly exposing the Docker socket to applications. It's a least privilege principle: each service can only access the Docker endpoints it needs.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<details>
|
||||||
|
<summary>Socket Proxy configuration (click to expand)</summary>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```yaml
|
||||||
|
services:
|
||||||
|
socket-proxy:
|
||||||
|
image: wollomatic/socket-proxy:1.11.0
|
||||||
|
container_name: socket-proxy
|
||||||
|
restart: unless-stopped
|
||||||
|
user: "65534:988" # nobody:docker
|
||||||
|
mem_limit: 64M
|
||||||
|
read_only: true
|
||||||
|
cap_drop:
|
||||||
|
- ALL
|
||||||
|
security_opt:
|
||||||
|
- no-new-privileges
|
||||||
|
command:
|
||||||
|
- '-loglevel=info'
|
||||||
|
- '-listenip=0.0.0.0'
|
||||||
|
- '-proxycontainername=socket-proxy' # Enables per-container allowlists
|
||||||
|
- '-watchdoginterval=3600'
|
||||||
|
- '-stoponwatchdog'
|
||||||
|
- '-shutdowngracetime=5'
|
||||||
|
environment:
|
||||||
|
- SP_ALLOWHEALTHCHECK=true
|
||||||
|
volumes:
|
||||||
|
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
|
||||||
|
networks:
|
||||||
|
- socket-proxy
|
||||||
|
healthcheck:
|
||||||
|
test: ["CMD", "./healthcheck"]
|
||||||
|
interval: 10s
|
||||||
|
timeout: 5s
|
||||||
|
retries: 2
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
networks:
|
||||||
|
socket-proxy:
|
||||||
|
name: socket-proxy
|
||||||
|
driver: bridge
|
||||||
|
internal: true
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
I'll detail the socket proxy in a dedicated article. For now, remember that it's a security layer between Docker and your applications.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
</details>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Security architecture**:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```mermaid
|
||||||
|
graph LR
|
||||||
|
A[User] -->|HTTPS| B[Traefik]
|
||||||
|
B -->|Internal HTTP| C[Dockhand]
|
||||||
|
C -->|Limited API| D[Socket Proxy]
|
||||||
|
D -->|Unix Socket| E[Docker Engine]
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
style A fill:#e1f5ff
|
||||||
|
style B fill:#ffe1e1
|
||||||
|
style C fill:#fff4e1
|
||||||
|
style D fill:#e1ffe1
|
||||||
|
style E fill:#f0e1ff
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This diagram shows how each layer adds additional protection between the user and the Docker Engine.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 2: Dockhand deployment
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Here's my `compose.yaml` file for Dockhand:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```yaml
|
||||||
|
services:
|
||||||
|
dockhand:
|
||||||
|
image: fnsys/dockhand:v1.0.14
|
||||||
|
container_name: dockhand
|
||||||
|
restart: unless-stopped
|
||||||
|
ports:
|
||||||
|
- "192.168.100.160:3001:3000"
|
||||||
|
networks:
|
||||||
|
- traefik_private
|
||||||
|
- socket-proxy
|
||||||
|
volumes:
|
||||||
|
- /opt/stacks/dockhand:/opt/stacks/dockhand
|
||||||
|
environment:
|
||||||
|
- DATA_DIR=/opt/stacks/dockhand
|
||||||
|
- TZ=Europe/Paris
|
||||||
|
labels:
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.enable=true"
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.docker.network=traefik_private"
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.rule=Host(`dockhand.local.tellserv.fr`)"
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.entrypoints=local"
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.tls=true"
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.http.routers.dockhand-local.tls.certresolver=cloudflare-local"
|
||||||
|
- "traefik.http.services.dockhand.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
|
||||||
|
- "socket-proxy.allow.get=.*"
|
||||||
|
- "socket-proxy.allow.post=.*"
|
||||||
|
- "socket-proxy.allow.delete=.*"
|
||||||
|
- "socket-proxy.allow.head=.*"
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
networks:
|
||||||
|
socket-proxy:
|
||||||
|
external: true
|
||||||
|
traefik_private:
|
||||||
|
external: true
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Important points**:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Image version**: `v1.0.14` - Check the latest stable version on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/fnsys/dockhand/tags) before deploying
|
||||||
|
- **Port bound to local IP**: `192.168.100.160:3001` - Adapt to your configuration:
|
||||||
|
- Replace with your local static IP if using Traefik on the same machine
|
||||||
|
- Use `127.0.0.1:3001:3000` if only accessing locally without a remote reverse proxy
|
||||||
|
- **Avoid** `0.0.0.0` which exposes the service on all interfaces (security risk)
|
||||||
|
- Note: Port `3001` is exposed on the host, but Traefik communicates internally on the container's port `3000`
|
||||||
|
- **Socket proxy**: connection via the `socket-proxy` network instead of directly exposing `/var/run/docker.sock`
|
||||||
|
- **Traefik**: reverse proxy for HTTPS access with automatic certificate
|
||||||
|
- **Socket-proxy permissions**: the `socket-proxy.allow.*` labels define the allowed Docker API endpoints
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
:::warning[Security]
|
||||||
|
Dockhand provides full access to your Docker infrastructure. **Never expose it publicly** and always use strong authentication. Keep this service internal only.
|
||||||
|
:::
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
:::tip[Startup order]
|
||||||
|
The `socket-proxy` network is declared as `external: true`, meaning it must already exist. Make sure to **start the Socket Proxy stack BEFORE** the Dockhand one, otherwise you'll get an error indicating that the external network cannot be found.
|
||||||
|
:::
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Deployment**:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```bash
|
||||||
|
docker compose up -d
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The interface is now accessible at `https://dockhand.local.tellserv.fr` (in my case).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 3: Adding Docker environments
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Once Dockhand is deployed, I configure the **environments** (my different Docker VMs).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Settings → Environments → Add environment**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Three connection types are possible:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Unix socket**: if you passed the Docker socket directly to the Dockhand container (discouraged)
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2. **Direct connection**: HTTP/HTTPS connection to the Docker API (via socket proxy in my case)
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3. **Hawser agent (edge)**: passive connection where the remote environment initiates the connection (perfect for machines behind NAT)
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In my case, I use **Direct connection** with my socket proxy:
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- **Name**: `Tellprod`
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- **Connection type**: `Direct connection`
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- **Host**: `socket-proxy` (the container name)
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- **Port**: `2375`
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- **Protocol**: `HTTP` (the socket proxy doesn't use TLS internally)
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## Preparing the Git repository
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Now that Dockhand is operational, I'm going to migrate all my Docker stacks to Git.
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### Step 1: Create the Git repository
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I created a private repository on my Forgejo instance: `tellprod_compose.git`
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### Step 2: Organize the stacks
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Structure of my repository:
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```
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tellprod_compose/
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├── mobilizon/
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│ └── compose.yml
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├── audiobookshelf/
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│ └── compose.yml
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├── freshrss/
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│ └── compose.yml
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├── zabbix/
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│ └── compose.yml
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└── ...
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```
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Each service has its own folder with a `compose.yml` file.
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### Step 3: Remove secrets
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**CRITICAL**: before committing, I must remove **all secrets** from my `compose.yml` and `.env` files.
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Secrets will be managed by Dockhand and injected at deployment time.
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For example, instead of:
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```yaml
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environment:
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- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=SuperSecretPassword123
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- MOBILIZON_INSTANCE_EMAIL=contact@tellserv.fr
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```
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I put variables:
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```yaml
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environment:
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- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
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- MOBILIZON_INSTANCE_EMAIL=${MOBILIZON_INSTANCE_EMAIL}
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```
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### Step 4: Commit and push
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```bash
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git add .
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git commit -m "Initial commit: All Compose stacks, with secrets placeholders"
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git push origin main
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```
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All my stacks are now versioned and centralized.
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:::tip[Additional protection with .gitignore]
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To prevent any risk of accidentally committing secrets, add a `.gitignore` file at the root of your repository:
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```gitignore
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# Local secret files
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.env
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*.env
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**/.env
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**/*.env
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# Temporary files
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*.tmp
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*.swp
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*~
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||||||
|
```
|
||||||
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||||||
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This way, even if you forget to replace a secret with a variable, Git will refuse to commit it.
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|
:::
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|
## Configuring the Git repository in Dockhand
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 1: Add credentials (if private repository)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Settings → Git → Credentials → Add credential**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Type**: `Password` (for Forgejo)
|
||||||
|
- **Name**: `Forgejo (Password)`
|
||||||
|
- **Username**: my Forgejo username
|
||||||
|
- **Password**: password or API token
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 2: Add the repository
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Settings → Git → Repositories → Add repository**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

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||||||
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|
||||||
|

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||||||
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|
- **Name**: `tellprod_compose`
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||||||
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- **Repository URL**: `https://forgejo.tellserv.fr/Tellsanguis/tellprod_compose.git`
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||||||
|
- **Branch**: `main`
|
||||||
|
- **Credential**: select `Forgejo (Password)`
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Click **Test** to verify the connection, then **Save changes**.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Deploying from Git
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Now comes the magic part: deploying my stacks directly from Git.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 1: Stop the old stack
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Before migrating to Dockhand, I must stop my old manually deployed stacks:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```bash
|
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|
cd /opt/stacks/mobilizon
|
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|
docker compose down
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Step 2: Deploy from Git
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Stacks → From Git** (button in the top right)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Deployment configuration**:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|

|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Repository**: select `tellprod_compose`
|
||||||
|
2. **Stack name**: `mobilizon`
|
||||||
|
3. **Compose file path**: `mobilizon/compose.yml` (relative path in the repo)
|
||||||
|
4. **Environment variables**:
|
||||||
|
- Click **Populate** in the top right
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand automatically fills the variables with values from the repository's `.env` (if present)
|
||||||
|
- Modify the values with the real values
|
||||||
|
- **Click the key icon** to the right of sensitive variables to mark them as encrypted secrets
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
5. **Enable scheduled sync**: enable to automatically synchronize with Git
|
||||||
|
- **Daily** at **03:00** (for example)
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand will check daily if there are changes in the repo and redeploy if necessary
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
6. **Enable webhook**: OFF for now (can be configured later for immediate deployment on each Git push)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
7. **Deploy now**: ON
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Click **Deploy** and here we go.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Dockhand will:
|
||||||
|
1. Clone the Git repository
|
||||||
|
2. Read the `compose.yml` file in `mobilizon/`
|
||||||
|
3. Inject the encrypted secrets
|
||||||
|
4. Deploy the stack via `docker compose up -d`
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
In a few seconds, the stack is deployed. And all sensitive variables are stored encrypted in Dockhand's database.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Result: centralized and secure management
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
After a few hours of migration, all my stacks are now managed by Dockhand:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Complete history**: every modification is versioned in Git
|
||||||
|
- **Centralization**: a single interface to manage all my VMs
|
||||||
|
- **Security**: secrets are encrypted in Dockhand, never in clear text in Git
|
||||||
|
- **Automatic synchronization**: Dockhand automatically redeploys if the Git repo changes
|
||||||
|
- **Reproducibility**: I can redeploy any stack with a few clicks
|
||||||
|
- **Multi-environment**: I can manage multiple VMs from the same interface
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Concrete advantages
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Git as source of truth**:
|
||||||
|
- I can go back if a modification breaks something
|
||||||
|
- I can see who modified what and when
|
||||||
|
- I can collaborate with others (pull requests, code review)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Dockhand as orchestrator**:
|
||||||
|
- Modern and intuitive interface (much better than old Portainer)
|
||||||
|
- Native encrypted secrets management
|
||||||
|
- Multi-environment support (I can manage multiple VMs)
|
||||||
|
- Automatic synchronization with Git
|
||||||
|
- Real-time logs, shell access, file explorer
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Security**:
|
||||||
|
- No more clear text secrets in files
|
||||||
|
- Socket proxy to limit access to the Docker API
|
||||||
|
- Service not exposed publicly
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Next steps: automation with Renovate Bot
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
To go even further, I'm going to configure **Renovate Bot** to automate updates of my Docker images.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Why Renovate instead of Watchtower?
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Many people use **Watchtower** to automatically update their containers. But Watchtower has a major flaw: it updates containers directly in production, without validation.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
With the **GitOps + Renovate** approach:
|
||||||
|
- Renovate creates **Pull Requests** in Git with new versions
|
||||||
|
- I can **test and validate** before merging
|
||||||
|
- Git keeps the **history** of all updates
|
||||||
|
- If an update breaks something, I can easily **roll back**
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand automatically redeploys after each merge
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
It's much safer and more professional than Watchtower's "magic" updates.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Renovate configuration
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Renovate will:
|
||||||
|
1. Analyze all my `compose.yml` files
|
||||||
|
2. Detect new available image versions
|
||||||
|
3. Automatically create Pull Requests in Forgejo
|
||||||
|
4. Allow me to validate and merge updates with one click
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
With Dockhand automatically synchronizing from Git, my stacks will be automatically updated after each merge.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
I'll detail this configuration in a future article. In the meantime, you can check [Renovate's official documentation](https://docs.renovatebot.com/).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Conclusion
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Dockhand is a great tool for centralizing and modernizing Docker stack management.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The **Git + Dockhand** approach combines the best of both worlds:
|
||||||
|
- Git for history and collaboration
|
||||||
|
- Dockhand for secrets management and deployment
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
If you manage multiple Docker services, I highly recommend testing Dockhand. It's simple, elegant, and really changes the way you work.
|
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