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* feat(resources): protect Sencho's own image, network, volumes from deletion Adds SelfIdentityService that reads HOSTNAME at startup and inspects the running Sencho container via Dockerode to record its image ID, attached networks, named volumes, and container ID. The classification API marks these with isSencho:true, destructive delete routes return 423 Locked when the target matches self, the orphan-containers API filters the Sencho container out so it cannot be selected and purged from the Unmanaged tab, and the managed-prune path adds an explicit self filter for defense-in-depth on top of Docker's in-use semantics. The Resources view renders a Sencho pill alongside the managed badge on matching rows and disables the trash control with a hover tooltip. When Sencho runs outside Docker (dev mode), inspect returns 404, the service stays empty, and every isOwn* returns false so today's behaviour is preserved. * fix(resources): handle sha256-prefixed image IDs and custom hostnames Addresses independent-review findings on PR #1149: - Strip sha256: prefix in POST /api/system/images/delete before validating the ID, matching the inspect route's handling. Without this, /system/images responses round-trip through the UI as sha256:<hex> and got 400 Invalid image ID format before rejectIfSelf could run. - Add /proc/self/cgroup fallback to SelfIdentityService so custom --hostname, Compose hostname:, or --uts=host setups still self-identify. HOSTNAME inspect runs first; on 404 the service parses the cgroup file for a 64-hex container ID (cgroupv1 docker, cgroupv2 docker, podman libpod formats all covered) and retries inspect with that ID. - Restrict prefix matching in isOwnNetwork / matchesId to hex-shaped candidates (12 to 64 hex chars), so a non-Sencho network whose name happens to start with a hex prefix of Sencho's network ID is no longer flagged as self. - Trim the resources.mdx Note to customer-visible behaviour without enumerating every tab. - New tests: prefixed-image-ID 200 path, three cgroup file format parses (v1, v2, podman) plus the no-match and missing-file cases, HOSTNAME-404-then-cgroup-success fallback path, name-collision regression for the hex-only prefix rule, and an empty-cache no-regression check. Test hygiene: mockReset on the inspect stub and restoreAllMocks in afterEach so spies do not leak across tests. * chore(security): VEX not_affected for CVE-2026-46680 (containerd in docker-compose) Trivy now flags CVE-2026-46680 HIGH on usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose, which statically embeds github.com/containerd/containerd/v2 v2.2.3 (compose v5.1.3's resolved module graph). The CVE is a runtime-executor flaw: containerd's runc invocation can be tricked into running a Kubernetes pod marked runAsNonRoot as root via crafted user ID handling. The vulnerable code path is reached only by containerd-shim executing a container with a populated OCI runtime spec on the daemon side. docker-compose vendors the containerd Go module purely as a client (gRPC stubs, API types, shared utilities); it never executes containers and never enforces runAsNonRoot. Sencho's compose usage (up / down / ps against user-authored files) cannot construct a Kubernetes pod security context. The vulnerable path is unreachable. Adds a not_affected entry to security/vex/sencho.openvex.json with justification vulnerable_code_not_in_execute_path, bumps version 5 to 6, and updates last_updated to 2026-05-22 per Directive 23.
Self-hosted Docker Compose management for one machine or a fleet.
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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 a transparent HTTPS proxy across your fleet. There is no SSH and no exposed Docker socket. 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 automation and fleet-control features ship in paid tiers; pricing lives 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
- 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
- Blueprints: declarative fleet templates with drift detection
- Webhooks on stack lifecycle events
- Encrypted Fleet Secrets pushed to labeled nodes
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, editor, and viewer roles
- Vulnerability scanning via Trivy with VEX-based suppression and SARIF export
- Private registries and deploy enforcement for non-compliant images
- API tokens for automation
Operations
- Host console in the browser
- Sencho Cloud Backup for off-site stack archives
- 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
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 \
-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 HTTPS and WebSocket requests to the remote instance. No SSH, no exposed Docker socket, no agent process on the remote. 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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Documentation, community, and license
- Documentation: docs.sencho.io
- 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 production use; the only restriction is offering Sencho as a competing hosted or managed service. Converts to Apache 2.0 on 2030-03-25.