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title: Features Overview
description: A high-level tour of everything Sencho can do.
---

## Dashboard

The Home view shows real-time system stats at a glance: active containers, exited containers, Docker network activity, and host resource usage (CPU, RAM, disk). Historical CPU and RAM charts display trends over the last 24 hours. A Docker Run converter lets you paste any `docker run` command and convert it to a Compose stack. [Learn more →](/features/dashboard)

## Stack management

Deploy, start, stop, restart, update, and remove Docker Compose stacks through a point-and-click interface. Right-click any stack in the sidebar for a context menu with quick actions including alerts configuration, update checks, and deployment controls. [Learn more →](/features/stack-management)

## Stack labels

Tag your stacks with custom colored labels like `production`, `staging`, or `media-server`. Filter the sidebar by label, identify stacks at a glance, and organize your infrastructure visually. Skipper or Admiral. [Learn more →](/features/stack-labels)

## Editor

Full in-browser Monaco editor for your `compose.yaml` and `.env` files with syntax highlighting. Toggle edit mode, save to disk, or save and deploy in one step. The container panel shows per-container live stats (CPU, RAM, network), with buttons to open the app, stream logs, or launch a bash terminal. [Learn more →](/features/editor)

## Resources hub

View and manage all Docker images, volumes, and networks. Resources are classified as:

| Label | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| **Managed** | Owned by a Sencho stack |
| **External** | Part of another Compose project |
| **Unused / Reclaimable** | Safe to prune |

Run scoped prune operations to clean up Sencho-managed resources only, or target all Docker resources when needed. [Learn more →](/features/resources)

## App Store

Browse pre-configured application templates. Filter by category (Media, Automation, Development, etc.), configure environment variables, volumes, and ports, and deploy with a single click. Customize the template source URL to use your own registry. [Learn more →](/features/app-store)

## Global observability

The **Logs** view aggregates output from all containers across all stacks into a single scrollable stream. Filter by stack, log level (stdout/stderr), or search for keywords. Switch to developer mode for real-time SSE streaming instead of polling. [Learn more →](/features/global-observability)

## Host console

Open an interactive terminal on the host OS directly in the browser with full xterm.js emulation and color support. No SSH client required. Admin-only access. [Learn more →](/features/host-console)

## Multi-node support

Add remote Sencho instances as nodes. All dashboard operations (stack management, logs, stats) work identically whether you're targeting your local machine or a server on the other side of the world. Uses a transparent HTTP proxy model; no SSH or shared Docker sockets required. [Learn more →](/features/multi-node)

## Node compatibility

When you manage multiple nodes running different Sencho versions, the dashboard automatically detects each node's capabilities and disables features that aren't supported on older instances. No errors, no broken pages. [Learn more →](/features/node-compatibility)

## Fleet View

Monitor your entire infrastructure from a single screen. The fleet dashboard shows all nodes with health metrics, container counts, and resource usage. Skipper and Admiral users unlock fleet health summary cards, container drill-down, search, sorting, filtering, and critical node detection. [Learn more →](/features/fleet-view)

## Remote updates

Check for outdated nodes and trigger over-the-air updates from the Fleet View. When the gateway is running a newer version than a remote node, a one-click update pulls the latest image and recreates the container automatically. Per-node updates and the Check Updates view are available on every tier; the bulk **Update All** action is Skipper or Admiral. [Learn more →](/features/remote-updates)

## Alerts & notifications

Configure threshold-based alerts (CPU, memory, network, restart count) per stack. Route notifications to Discord, Slack, or any generic webhook endpoint. Alerts are evaluated every minute with configurable duration and cooldown. [Learn more →](/features/alerts-notifications)

## Notification routing

Route alerts to specific channels with per-stack routing rules. Send production alerts to a critical Slack channel while routing dev stack alerts to a less urgent Discord channel. Admiral only. [Learn more →](/features/notification-routing)

## Webhooks

Trigger stack actions from external CI/CD pipelines via HTTP webhooks. Create a webhook targeting a specific stack and action, then call it from GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or any system that can send an HTTP POST. Requests are authenticated with HMAC-SHA256 signatures. [Learn more →](/features/webhooks)

## API tokens

Generate scoped API tokens for CI/CD pipelines, scripts, and automation workflows. Each token is assigned a permission level (Read Only, Deploy Only, or Full Admin) so you can follow the principle of least privilege. Admiral only. [Learn more →](/features/api-tokens)

## Auto-update policies

Define schedules for Sencho to automatically check your container images for updates and apply them when new versions are available. Each policy targets a specific stack and runs on a cron schedule, with full run history for auditability. Think of it as a built-in Watchtower integrated into your dashboard. Skipper or Admiral. [Learn more →](/features/auto-update-policies)

## Scheduled operations

Automate recurring maintenance tasks like stack restarts, fleet snapshots, and system prunes on a cron schedule. Every execution is logged with full history so you always know what ran and when. Scheduled scans, updates, and snapshots are available on Skipper and Admiral; other scheduled actions remain Admiral only. [Learn more →](/features/scheduled-operations)

## RBAC & user management

Create viewer accounts with read-only access to dashboards, logs, and file contents, while keeping deploy and edit permissions locked to admins. Sencho supports two roles on Skipper: Admin (full access) and Viewer (read-only), with three additional roles on Admiral. [Learn more →](/features/rbac)

## SSO & LDAP authentication

Authenticate with your existing identity provider. Custom OIDC (Authelia, Keycloak, Authentik, any spec-compliant OIDC provider) is available on every tier. Skipper adds one-click Google, GitHub, and Okta presets. Admiral adds LDAP / Active Directory for enterprise directories. SSO works alongside password authentication and auto-provisions accounts on first login with configurable role mapping. [Learn more →](/features/sso)

## Atomic deployments

Skipper and Admiral users get automatic backup and rollback on every deployment. Before applying changes, Sencho snapshots your compose and environment files. If containers crash after deploy, the previous configuration is restored automatically. [Learn more →](/features/atomic-deployments)

## Fleet-wide backups

Create point-in-time snapshots of every compose file and environment file across all nodes. Snapshots are stored centrally and can be browsed by node and stack. Restore individual stacks from any snapshot with optional one-click redeploy, even to remote nodes. Manual snapshots are available on every tier; scheduled fleet snapshots are Skipper or Admiral. [Learn more →](/features/fleet-backups)

## Private registries

Store credentials for private Docker registries: Docker Hub organizations, GHCR, AWS ECR, and self-hosted registries. Sencho injects them automatically during deploy and pull operations. ECR short-lived tokens are refreshed on every operation. Admiral only. [Learn more →](/features/private-registries)

## Vulnerability scanning

Scan container images for known CVEs with [Trivy](https://trivy.dev). Manual scanning, secret and misconfiguration detection, scan comparison, and CVE suppressions are available on every tier; scheduled scans, scan policies that gate deploys, SBOM generation, and SARIF export are available on Skipper and Admiral. Auto-update of the managed Trivy binary is Admiral. [Learn more →](/features/vulnerability-scanning)

## Audit log

Track every mutating action across your Sencho instance with a searchable audit trail. See who deployed, stopped, deleted, or changed settings, with timestamps, user attribution, and node context. Admiral only. [Learn more →](/features/audit-log)

## Licensing & billing

Sencho is free for personal use with the Community tier. Skipper and Admiral unlock RBAC, webhooks, fleet backups, atomic deployments, and advanced fleet features. Manage your license, view subscription details, and access the billing portal from Settings. [Learn more →](/features/licensing)
