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