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* feat: add Compose Network Inspector facts engine Render a stack's authored effective model and pair it with the live Docker snapshot to derive per-stack networking facts: project networks with external and internal flags, service-to-network membership and aliases, published ports with host-binding scope, network_mode, and extra_hosts, plus runtime drift (runtime-only attachments, foreign networks, and declared-but-unused or missing networks). Extend the effective-model parser with service network membership, extra_hosts, and label keys (key names only, never values), and add a key-space normalized network model with adapters from both the rendered model and the raw declared compose so the Inspector and drift share one comparison. Expose GET /api/stacks/:stackName/networking: advisory and read-only, it renders the authored model only and never returns or logs raw stderr, env values, or label values. * feat: store and edit per-stack and per-service exposure intent Add a stack_exposure_intent table (intent values constrained by a CHECK, unique per node, stack, and service) with DAO methods to read, upsert, clear one row, and clear all rows for a stack. The classification is stored independently of the generated networking facts so a later mismatch stays detectable; service rows are kept separately from the stack-level row (service ''). Expose GET and PUT /api/stacks/:stackName/exposure: GET requires read access, PUT requires edit access and validates the intent against the allowed set. Sending intent null clears that row, returning the scope to unset so a service inherits the stack intent again. Intent rows are cleared when the stack is deleted and when the owning node is removed, so a later same-named stack never picks up stale classification. * feat: add exposure-aware Compose Doctor findings Feed the Compose Doctor's effective-model context with the stored exposure intent (resolved into a stack-level value plus per-service overrides) and the dossier's documented access-URL ports, read fail-soft so a metadata read error skips these checks rather than failing the preflight. Add five deterministic findings on top of that context: - a service classified internal or same-node that publishes a host port (same-node tolerates a loopback bind), - a sensitive database or admin image published on all interfaces, - a port-publishing stack with no exposure intent set, - a published port not reflected in the documented access URLs, - reverse-proxy labels with no documented URL or reverse-proxy intent. The rules stay pure functions over the preflight context; the registry completeness test pins the new rule set. * feat: detect compose network drift in the drift ledger Extend the spatial drift engine with two network-level findings: a running container attached to a stack-owned or foreign network that compose does not declare (one finding per service), and a declared network that no running service uses or that is absent from the runtime (one stack-level finding, every network named by its resolved runtime name). The comparison reuses the same helper the Network Inspector uses, so the two surfaces never disagree. Network drift runs only when the stack has running containers and the runtime is reachable, preserving the existing missing-runtime, parse-error, and unreachable behavior. The findings persist through the existing drift ledger and surface on the Drift tab, which now labels the two new kinds. * feat: link a Docker network back to its owning stack Add a cross-component open-stack event and make the owning-stack badge on a managed network in Resources a link: clicking it loads that stack on its node and opens the editor, reusing the existing fleet navigation. A latest-ref keeps the window listener current without re-subscribing each render. Image and volume badges are unchanged; only a managed network opts in via the new optional handler. * feat: add the Networking tab to the stack detail panel Add a capability-gated Networking tab that reads the per-stack networking facts and exposure intent. It shows the project networks (with external, internal, and created-by-stack flags), per-service network membership and aliases, published ports with their host-binding scope, network_mode and extra_hosts, and runtime drift, degrading to the declared model when the runtime is unavailable. Users can classify the stack and each service (internal, LAN, reverse proxy, public, and so on) or clear a row to inherit; the controls are read-only when the user cannot edit, and a broken exposure response never tears down the facts view. A new compose-networking capability is added to both registries so older nodes hide the tab, and the tab cross-links to the Doctor for the deploy and security findings. * docs: document the Compose Networking tab Add a feature page covering the Networking tab: the network facts, published ports and host bindings, the exposure-intent classification and inheritance, the exposure-aware Doctor findings, runtime drift, and a troubleshooting section. Register it in the docs navigation next to Compose Doctor. * feat: add a redacted network summary to the Stack Dossier export Append a network exposure section to the dossier Markdown: the stack and per-service exposure intents, the networks with their external and internal flags, and each service's published ports with their binding scope. It carries only names, intents, port numbers, and scope, never an env value or a label value. The summary is fetched only when the user exports (copy or download), so opening the panel costs nothing, and it degrades to omitting the section when the data is unavailable. The whole-fleet dossier export collects the same summary per stack, rethrowing the unauthorized sentinel like the sibling loaders. * feat: add a Fleet networking filter for exposure and drift Add a per-node networking summary that classifies a node's stacks as exposed (a host port published beyond loopback), unknown-exposure (publishes ports with no exposure intent set), or network-drift. It reads each stack's compose with the light dependency parser and one Docker snapshot, so it stays cheap across a node's full stack set, and it skips drift when the runtime is unreachable rather than inventing it. Serve it node-locally at GET /api/networking/summary, and aggregate it fleet-wide at GET /api/fleet/networking-summary: the hub computes its own summary in-process and reaches each remote through its node-local route, degrading an unreachable or older node to a skip. Because the aggregate lives under the proxy-exempt /api/fleet prefix it is never wrongly proxied. The Fleet overview gains a networking filter chip backed by that aggregate, fetched fail-soft and detached so it never gates the grid. * fix: spin the Networking refresh button while it reloads The refresh button silently refetched the same data, so a click gave no feedback. Track a refreshing state and spin the icon while the load is in flight, disabling the button, matching the Compose Doctor preflight button. * fix: apply effective per-service exposure intent to unclassified checks The "unclassified exposure" decisions only consulted the stack-level intent row, so a service classified directly (with no stack row) was still reported as unclassified, and a service explicitly marked unknown over a classified stack was missed. Both the exposure-unclassified preflight rule and the networking summary's unknown-exposure bucket now resolve the effective intent per publishing service (service row overrides stack row), matching the precedence already used by the exposure-internal-published rule. * fix: resolve drift network names via the compose top-level name When a compose file sets a top-level name:, Docker prefixes resource names with that project name instead of the stack directory. The light dependency parser dropped name:, so network-drift normalization compared runtime networks against directory-prefixed names and reported false network-undeclared / network-missing findings. Carry the parsed project name through DeclaredCompose and use it when normalizing declared networks for drift, while still filtering containers by the stack directory.
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Note
Sencho is currently in public beta on the path to v1.0. Core workflows are actively tested, but early users should review the known limitations and avoid deploying it blindly on critical infrastructure without testing in their own environment first.
What Sencho is
Sencho is for homelab operators, small DevOps teams, and platform engineers who run services on Docker Compose, want a graphical interface without giving up file-on-disk workflows, and need to manage more than one machine without SSH gymnastics or a VPN.
It runs as a single container on your hardware and gives you a UI for the work you currently do over SSH on compose stacks: deploying, editing files, watching logs, restarting containers, browsing volumes, and recovering from failures. Your compose files stay on the host filesystem and remain the source of truth.
A Sencho instance is autonomous. To manage another machine, you install a second Sencho on it and connect them with a long-lived API token; the primary dashboard then acts as an authenticated HTTP and WebSocket proxy across your fleet. Use TLS, a VPN, or a private network for any untrusted link. Each node still uses its local Docker socket (see Quick start), but Sencho does not require SSH and does not expose a remote Docker socket on the network. For nodes behind NAT or strict firewalls, the Pilot Agent establishes a single outbound WebSocket tunnel to the primary, so the remote host opens no inbound port at all.
Most capabilities are free in the Community tier. A few advanced governance, security, and fleet-control features ship in the paid Admiral tier; pricing lives at sencho.io/pricing.
What Sencho is not (yet)
Sencho is a Docker Compose control plane focused on homelab and small-fleet operators. It is intentionally not:
- A Kubernetes scheduler or replacement.
- A reverse proxy. Front Sencho with your existing proxy (Caddy, Traefik, nginx) for TLS and authentication on the public edge.
- A monitoring stack. Sencho surfaces container and host metrics in the dashboard but does not replace Prometheus, Grafana, or your existing alerting pipeline.
- A CI / CD pipeline. Use webhooks, the API, or Git-sourced stacks to connect Sencho to your build system.
See KNOWN_LIMITATIONS.md for the current limitation list.
Tier coverage: All bullets below are available in the free Community tier unless marked (Admiral). Full breakdown at sencho.io/pricing.
Capabilities
Stacks
- Full Compose lifecycle: create, deploy, restart, stop, pull
- Monaco editor with diff preview before save and one-click rollback
- Git-sourced stacks pulled and synced from any repository
- File explorer for compose, env, and supporting files
- Stack labels for grouping and bulk operations
- App Store with LinuxServer.io templates
Observability
- Aggregated log search and stream across every container in the fleet
- Live container stats, health checks, and image-update notifications
- Threshold alerts for CPU, memory, and network
- Read-only audit log of every action (Admiral)
- Network topology view of containers, networks, and nodes
Fleet
- Multi-node management via authenticated HTTP and WebSocket proxy
- Fleet view with grid and topology layouts
- Fleet snapshots of compose and env across the fleet
- Pilot Agent for nodes behind NAT or strict firewalls
- Node compatibility checks before deploying
Automation
- Auto-heal policies for failed containers
- Auto-update policies for image rollouts
- Scheduled operations on cron
- Webhooks on stack lifecycle events
- Blueprints: declarative fleet templates with drift detection (Admiral)
- Encrypted Fleet Secrets pushed to labeled nodes (Admiral)
Security
- SSO: custom OIDC, presets for Google, GitHub, and Okta, plus LDAP and Active Directory
- Two-factor authentication with TOTP and backup codes
- RBAC with admin (full control) and viewer (read-only) roles; deployer, node-admin, and auditor roles plus scoped permissions (Admiral)
- Vulnerability scanning via Trivy on every tier with VEX-based suppression; SARIF export and SBOM upload (Admiral)
- Private registries and deploy enforcement for non-compliant images (Admiral)
- API tokens for automation
Operations
- Host console in the browser (Admiral)
- Off-site stack archives via custom S3 (every tier) or Sencho Cloud Backup (Admiral) for managed storage
- Notification routing to Slack, Discord, email, and webhooks
- Global search across stacks, containers, and services
- Resources view for images, volumes, and networks with scoped prune actions
Before you install
Sencho talks to Docker through the host's /var/run/docker.sock. Mounting this socket grants Sencho the same privilege as sudo docker on the host. This is the same model used by Portainer, Dockge, Komodo, and other Compose dashboards. If your threat model requires stricter isolation, see running with a non-root container user and front Sencho with a reverse proxy that enforces authentication.
Quick start
Sencho runs in a single container.
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
Open http://your-server:1852 and create your admin account.
Always front Sencho with a TLS-terminating reverse proxy in production. See the self-hosting guide for hardening, environment variables, and reverse-proxy examples.
Run with docker run instead
docker run -d --name sencho \
-p 1852:1852 \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v sencho_data:/app/data \
# 1:1 Compose Path Rule: the host path MUST match the container path
-v /opt/docker:/opt/docker \
-e COMPOSE_DIR=/opt/docker \
saelix/sencho:latest
For the full walkthrough, see the quickstart guide.
Adding remote nodes
To manage a second machine, install Sencho on it the same way, then add it from the primary dashboard with its URL and a long-lived API token. The primary proxies authenticated HTTP and WebSocket requests to the remote instance. The remote node does not run SSH for Sencho, does not expose its Docker socket on the network, and does not run a separate agent process. The local Sencho on each node manages its own Docker through the standard socket mount described in Quick start. Nodes behind NAT or strict firewalls can opt into the Pilot Agent for outbound-only connectivity.
See the multi-node guide for the full token-bearer flow.
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Telemetry and data handling
Sencho does not emit telemetry, analytics, or crash reports. The only outbound traffic is license validation against Lemon Squeezy, and only when a paid license key is activated. Community-tier instances make no outbound calls to Sencho-controlled endpoints. Stack metadata, container inventory, and user activity never leave your instance.
Documentation, community, and license
- Documentation: docs.sencho.io
- If something breaks: the Recovery guide covers getting back to a working state when Sencho, a deploy, sign-in, Docker, or a node fails.
- Community: GitHub Discussions
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Security: SECURITY.md. Do not open public issues for security vulnerabilities.
- License: Business Source License 1.1. Free for most self-hosted production use under the BSL Additional Use Grant; see LICENSE and the license FAQ for exact terms. Converts to Apache 2.0 on 2030-03-25.