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* fix(mesh): route peer→central traffic over the existing forward WS The reverse mesh callback path (`/api/mesh/proxy-tunnel-from-peer`) needed SENCHO_PRIMARY_URL on central plus a publicly reachable origin from the peer's perspective. In a typical homelab where central sits behind NAT, peer→central dispatch silently failed at the dialer's short-circuit and the headline "call any service on any node by hostname" worked one way only. The forward WS at `/api/mesh/proxy-tunnel` is already bidirectional end to end. Make the bridge a persistent control-plane primitive: dial every mesh-enabled proxy peer at startup, reconcile every 60 s, never idle-close. Peer→central traffic multiplexes over the same WS via `tcp_open_reverse`. Removed: - `meshProxyTunnelFromPeer.ts` WS handler and dispatch - `MeshCentralRegistry`, `PeerToCentralMeshSessionDialer` - `mesh_handshake` first-frame state machine in `meshProxyTunnel.ts` - `maybeSendBootstrap`, `buildHandshakeFrame` in the dialer - `mesh_proxy_callback_bootstrap` capability and `maybeWarnUnsetPrimaryUrl` - `mesh_centrals` table (drop migration; greenfield, no users) - `PilotTunnelManager.replaceOrRegisterProxyBridge` (dead after handler removal) - twelve associated unit/integration tests plus the peer-recovery branch in `MeshService.openCrossNode` Added: - `MeshService.proactiveBridgeFanout` selects every mesh-enabled proxy peer (no longer gated on `mesh_stacks` rows) - `startBridgeReconcileLoop` runs the fanout every 60 s (override via `SENCHO_MESH_RECONCILE_INTERVAL_MS`) - `MeshProxyTunnelDialer` default idle TTL is now `0` and exposes `isDialing(nodeId)` for the status surface - `MeshNodeStatus.reverseCallbackStatus` discriminator (`connected | connecting | unavailable | not_applicable`) surfaced via `/api/mesh/status` and rendered as a pill in the Routing tab - `openCrossNode` error message distinguishes "no proxy target" from "waiting for central to dial the reverse bridge" - New tests: `mesh-service-proxy-tunnel-reconcile`, `mesh-status-reverse-callback`, `mesh-proxy-tunnel-dialer-no-idle-close` SENCHO_PRIMARY_URL is no longer required for any mesh function. * fix(mesh): rewrite proxy-tunnel reconcile test contents The previous commit renamed the file but the rewritten test bodies stayed unstaged on top of the rename. This commit lands the actual rewrite: the fanout assertion now requires every mesh-enabled proxy peer to be dialed, not just those with `mesh_stacks` rows, and adds a reconcile-tick repeated-call test.
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.