---
title: Stack Sidebar
description: Manage, group, and pin your stacks from the primary sidebar.
---

The stack sidebar is your cockpit for every stack on the active node. Stacks are grouped by label, your most-used stacks can be pinned to the top, and a live activity footer keeps you aware of what just happened.

<Frame>
  <img src="/images/sidebar/sidebar-overview.png" alt="Stack sidebar overview" />
</Frame>

## Layout

From top to bottom:

1. **Branding header** shows your Sencho build version.
2. **Node switcher** selects which Sencho instance you are managing.
3. **Create Stack** opens the new-stack dialog. The folder icon scans your compose directory.
4. **Search** filters stacks by name. Press <kbd>⌘K</kbd> (or <kbd>Ctrl+K</kbd>) to focus it.
5. **Stack list** shows your stacks grouped by label.
6. **Activity footer** shows the most recent stack event.

## Groups

Stacks are grouped by label. Stacks with multiple labels appear in each matching group so you always see the full fleet membership per label. Stacks without labels appear in an **Unlabeled** group at the bottom. Click a group header to collapse or expand it; the collapsed state is remembered per node.

## Pinning

Right-click a stack and choose **Pin to top**. Pinned stacks sit in a dedicated **PINNED** group at the top of the list. Up to 10 stacks can be pinned per node; pinning an 11th evicts the oldest.

<Frame>
  <img src="/images/sidebar/sidebar-pinned.png" alt="Pinned stacks appear in a PINNED group at top" />
</Frame>

## Context menu

Right-click any stack (or open the kebab that appears on hover) for its context menu, grouped by purpose:

- **Inspect**: view alerts, open the auto-heal sheet, check for image updates, open the running app.
- **Organize**: assign labels, pin or unpin the stack.
- **Lifecycle**: deploy, stop, restart, or update the stack.
- **Destructive**: delete the stack.

<Frame>
  <img src="/images/sidebar/sidebar-context-menu.png" alt="Grouped stack context menu" />
</Frame>

## Keyboard shortcuts

Every action in the context menu has a keyboard shortcut. Shortcuts fire on the currently selected stack and are blocked when a text input is focused or the command palette is open.

### Lifecycle

| Shortcut | Action | Condition |
|----------|--------|-----------|
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> | Deploy | Stack is stopped |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>.</kbd> | Stop | Stack is running |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd> | Restart | Stack is running |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>↑</kbd> | Update images | Stack is running |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Backspace</kbd> | Delete | Stack exists |

On macOS, use <kbd>Cmd</kbd> in place of <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>.

### Inspect and organize

| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| <kbd>A</kbd> | Open alerts sheet |
| <kbd>H</kbd> | Open auto-heal sheet (Skipper and above) |
| <kbd>U</kbd> | Check for image updates |
| <kbd>P</kbd> | Pin or unpin the stack |

## Activity footer

The footer shows the most recent stack lifecycle event within the last hour. Click it to jump to the global activity log. When nothing has happened recently, the footer reads **IDLE**.

<Frame>
  <img src="/images/sidebar/sidebar-activity.png" alt="Activity footer ticker" />
</Frame>
