Anso 9eb945a6f0 fix: run as root by default to eliminate stack-folder permission failures (#501)
Every filesystem operation against user compose folders (save, create,
deploy, update, rollback, template install, fleet snapshot restore)
previously failed with EACCES whenever a stack container had chowned
its own bind mount to another UID, which is extremely common with
linuxserver/* images and anything that runs as root by default.

Running Sencho as root eliminates the entire class of permission bugs
at the source and matches the default posture of Portainer, Dockge,
Komodo, and Yacht. Mounting /var/run/docker.sock is already equivalent
to root-on-host, so the previous non-root hardening provided essentially
no additional isolation while breaking real features.

Changes:

- docker-entrypoint.sh: default path stays root, no GID dance, no
  privilege drop. Opt-out via SENCHO_USER=sencho restores the legacy
  behavior bit-for-bit (chown data dir, match Docker socket GID,
  su-exec to the user). Fails fast if SENCHO_USER names a nonexistent
  account. Kubernetes / OpenShift forced-non-root compat preserved via
  the existing id -u = 0 guard.
- FileSystemService: delete forceDeleteViaDocker (the ~40-line helper
  that shelled out to an alpine container to work around EACCES during
  deleteStack) and simplify deleteStack to a single fsPromises.rm call.
  Tests updated accordingly.
- Dockerfile: keep the sencho user+group pre-created so the opt-out
  path works out of the box; comments updated to document the new
  default.
- Docs: new "Container user" section in configuration.mdx documenting
  the root default and the SENCHO_USER opt-out; troubleshooting and
  self-hosting updated to match.
2026-04-10 21:35:31 -04:00
2026-03-25 00:40:06 -04:00

Sencho

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A self-hosted Docker Compose management dashboard. Manage your stacks, containers, images, volumes, and networks through a modern web UI.

Sencho Dashboard

Features

  • Stack Management - Create, edit, start, stop, and remove Docker Compose stacks with a built-in Monaco code editor
  • Multi-Node Support - Manage remote Sencho instances through a transparent HTTP/WebSocket proxy (Distributed API model)
  • App Store - One-click deployment from LinuxServer.io templates with editable ports, volumes, and environment variables
  • Resource Hub - Browse and manage images, volumes, and networks with managed/external/unused classification
  • Live Logs - Aggregated real-time log streaming across all containers with search and filtering
  • Dashboard - Container stats, CPU/RAM metrics, health checks, and image update notifications
  • Alerts - Configurable threshold alerts for CPU, RAM, and disk usage
  • Terminal - In-browser host console and container exec via WebSocket

Quick Start

services:
  sencho:
    image: saelix/sencho:latest
    container_name: sencho
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      - ./data:/app/data
      # 1:1 Compose Path Rule: host path MUST match container path
      - /opt/docker:/opt/docker
    environment:
      - COMPOSE_DIR=/opt/docker
      - DATA_DIR=/app/data
docker compose up -d

Then open http://your-server:3000 and create your admin account.

See the full documentation for configuration details, multi-node setup, and more.

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 3000.

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. You may use, modify, and redistribute the code freely, including for production use. 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.

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