* chore(repo): enforce Conventional Commits via husky and commitlint release-please parses commit subjects on main to compute the next version and regenerate CHANGELOG.md. A non-conforming commit silently breaks both, so the format must be enforced at commit time, not by review. Adds husky 9 to wire a commit-msg hook, commitlint with the conventional config, and a small rule override (loosen subject length to 120 chars, disable subject-case so existing imperative subjects keep passing). The prepare script runs husky on npm install so contributors do not need to configure it manually. * ci: add dependency-review workflow GitHub-native action that diffs the PR's manifests (package.json, package-lock.json) against main and fails when a new transitive dep introduces a high or critical CVE. Existing vulnerabilities tracked in security/vex/sencho.openvex.json and the Trivy scan in ci.yml are not re-flagged here. Pinned to actions/dependency-review-action v4.9.0 by commit SHA. Comment summaries are posted to the PR only on failure to keep the conversation clean on green PRs. * ci: add stale workflow for issues and pull requests Marks issues and PRs as stale after 60 days of inactivity and closes 14 days later unless re-engaged. Issues labeled pinned, security, bug, or tracking are exempt and never auto-closed; PRs labeled pinned or security are exempt. Runs daily at 01:30 UTC and processes up to 30 items per run to stay within the action's rate budget. Pinned to actions/stale v10.2.0 by commit SHA. * chore(repo): route new issues to docs, discussions, and security policy Disables the blank-issue option and adds three contact links the issue chooser surfaces above the bug-report and feature-request templates: docs.sencho.io for setup questions, GitHub Discussions for open-ended chat, and the repository security policy for private vulnerability reports. This keeps the bug tracker focused on actionable bug reports and feature requests instead of support questions. * ci(docker): publish multi-arch image to GHCR alongside Docker Hub Mirrors every released sencho and sencho-mesh image to ghcr.io with the same tags, signing, and supply-chain attestations as the Docker Hub copy. Same content; pull from whichever registry your environment prefers. - Adds packages:write to both publish jobs so the auto-provisioned GITHUB_TOKEN can push to ghcr.io/studio-saelix/sencho and -mesh. - Adds a second docker/login-action step authenticating to ghcr.io. The Docker Hub login still resolves credentials from the production env. - docker/metadata-action now lists both image references; one buildx push attaches the manifest to both registries in a single round trip. - Cosign keyless signing already loops over $TAGS, so adding the GHCR reference is enough to sign both digests. - The cosign attest step now loops over both registry paths so SBOM (CDX + SPDX) and OpenVEX attestations are resolvable from either registry. Quickstart and image-verification docs note GHCR as an alternative pull source with identical content. * fix(mesh-sidecar): pin base image by digest The main Sencho Dockerfile pins every base image by sha256 digest so a republish of an upstream tag cannot silently shift content into a release. The mesh-sidecar Dockerfile pinned node:22-alpine by tag, which is exactly the gap that pinning closes. Resolves node:22-alpine to its current multi-arch index digest (covers linux/amd64 and linux/arm64) and threads it through both build stages via a single ARG so a future digest roll only edits one line. The inline comment documents the resolution command. The sidecar holds an outbound websocket and has no inbound HTTP listener, so adding a HEALTHCHECK is intentionally out of scope: a process-liveness probe would be tautological with Docker's restart policy. The Dockerfile now records that decision so it does not get reopened on every audit. * ci(docker): use repository_owner for GHCR login username github.actor varies by event source (the maintainer who merged the release PR on tag pushes, github-actions[bot] on bot-driven runs, the dispatcher on workflow_dispatch). The username field is metadata only; GITHUB_TOKEN is what authenticates against GHCR. github.repository_owner resolves to a fixed value (studio-saelix) on every event and matches GitHub's own example workflows for GHCR push. * chore(repo): tighten commit subject-case rule Disabling subject-case entirely allowed accidental ALL-CAPS or PascalCase subjects through. Restrict to "never upper-case or pascal-case" instead, which preserves the lowercase / kebab-case norm of this repo and lets sentence-case subjects (used sparingly on main) keep passing.
Self-hosted Docker Compose management with self-healing infrastructure, atomic deployments, and multi-network fleet control. Built for engineers who want Kubernetes-grade reliability without the complexity.
Why Sencho?
Works across every network
Pilot Agent tunnels through NAT and firewalls so every node in your fleet is reachable from the dashboard, regardless of network topology. No port-forwarding. No VPN. No SSH.
Containers crash. Sencho fixes them.
Auto-heal policies watch your stacks and take action (restart, redeploy, notify) before you even open your laptop. Define the rules once; the recovery runs itself.
Deploy safely without Kubernetes
Atomic deployments mean a failed stack never leaves you in a broken half-up state. Rollback is one click. Deploy enforcement policies block non-compliant images before they ever run.
Define behavior, not procedures
Auto-update policies, scheduled operations, webhooks, and deploy enforcement let you codify how your infrastructure behaves. The UI is for oversight; the engine runs the work.
Features
Stack Management
- Monaco editor with syntax highlighting and multi-file support
- Atomic deployments with live progress tracking and one-click rollback
- Git-sourced stacks: pull and sync from any repository
- Stack file explorer and label management
Monitoring & Observability
- Live log streaming with search and filtering across all containers
- CPU, RAM, and disk threshold alerts with configurable actions
- Container stats, health checks, and image update notifications
- Global observability view across all nodes in your fleet
Fleet Management
- Multi-node via authenticated HTTP/WebSocket proxy (no SSH, no remote socket)
- Fleet view and sync for coordinated updates across nodes
- Pilot Agent for NAT traversal and firewall-crossing connections
- Node compatibility checks before deploying
Automation
- Auto-heal policies: detect and recover from container failures automatically
- Auto-update policies: roll out new image versions on your terms
- Scheduled operations with cron expressions
- Webhooks and deploy enforcement rules
Security
- SSO: custom OIDC (any spec-compliant provider), Google/GitHub/Okta presets, LDAP/Active Directory
- Two-factor authentication and RBAC with deployer, node-admin, and auditor roles
- Audit log, vulnerability scanning with VEX suppression, and private registry support
- Deploy enforcement to block non-compliant images
Operations
- App Store with one-click LinuxServer.io template deployments
- Sencho Cloud Backup for off-site stack archives
- Notification routing to Slack, Discord, email, and webhooks
- Global search across stacks and containers
Architecture
Sencho's architecture combines a Distributed API model with an optional Pilot Agent for complex networks.
- Distributed API: Remote nodes are managed by proxying authenticated HTTP/WebSocket requests to autonomous Sencho instances running on each server. No SSH. No remote Docker socket exposure. No polling agent. Each node speaks the same Sencho API, so the dashboard is just another client.
- Pilot Agent: For nodes behind NAT or strict firewalls, the Pilot Agent establishes secure outbound tunnels to the primary dashboard instance. This guarantees full fleet visibility and management without requiring port-forwarding, VPNs, or inbound network access.
Quick Start
Docker run (quickest):
docker run -d --name sencho \
-p 1852:1852 \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v sencho_data:/app/data \
-e COMPOSE_DIR=/opt/docker \
saelix/sencho:latest
Docker Compose (recommended for production):
services:
sencho:
image: saelix/sencho:latest
container_name: sencho
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "1852:1852"
volumes:
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
- ./data:/app/data
# 1:1 Compose Path Rule: the host path MUST match the container path
- /opt/docker:/opt/docker
environment:
- COMPOSE_DIR=/opt/docker
- DATA_DIR=/app/data
docker compose up -d
Then open http://your-server:1852 and create your admin account.
See the full documentation for configuration details, multi-node setup, and more.
Documentation
Development
# Backend (Express + TypeScript)
cd backend && npm install && npm run dev
# Frontend (React + Vite)
cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev
The frontend dev server proxies /api requests to the backend on port 1852.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and PR guidelines.
Security
See SECURITY.md for vulnerability reporting. Do not open public issues for security vulnerabilities.
License
Sencho is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1. Production use is allowed; the only restriction is offering Sencho as a competing hosted or managed service. On 2030-03-25, the license automatically converts to Apache 2.0.

