Fresh installs land on the Community tier. The 14-day Admiral trial is now issued by Lemon Squeezy via their hosted checkout: the user enters email + card, receives a license key by email, and pastes it into the existing Settings > License activation field. Backend changes: - LicenseService.initialize() no longer auto-creates a license_status='trial' row on first boot. It now only ensures an instance_id exists and starts periodic validation. - Drop the TRIAL_DURATION_DAYS constant. - Drop the status='trial' early-return in getVariant() so LS-issued trials resolve through the normal variant metadata path (variant_name / product_name). - Trial branches in getTier() and getLicenseInfo() are retained for future work that may detect trial state from Lemon Squeezy metadata; they are currently unreachable via the Sencho code paths. Frontend changes: - Settings > License surfaces a new "Try Admiral free for 14 days" CTA block with Start monthly trial and Start annual trial buttons that open Lemon Squeezy hosted checkout. The CTA is visible only when the user has no paid access and is not already on a trial. - Reserve the Admiral upgrade card for the Skipper-active upgrade path so unlicensed users see one Admiral path (the trial CTA) instead of two. - Pull the inline Lemon Squeezy checkout URLs into named module constants so the Skipper, Admiral monthly, and Admiral annual endpoints are defined in one place. Test changes: - license-service.test.ts covers the no-auto-trial startup path and updates the trial-variant test to reflect the metadata-driven resolution. - afterAll in the initialize() describe block calls destroy() so the 72-hour validation interval does not leak into sibling test files. Docs: - Rewrite the Free trial section in features/licensing.mdx to document the new LS checkout flow (email + card required, auto-converts on day 14 unless cancelled). - Add an operations/troubleshooting entry for cases where the trial license key email does not arrive.
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.
