Patrol

Modern Docker management, auto-updates included.

A lightweight, self-hosted platform for managing and auto-updating Docker containers.

How it works

Pull, run, manage

From zero to managing every container on your host in 30 seconds.

A single ~15 MB image with the Go backend and embedded React UI. No external dependencies.

Browse to localhost:8080 and see every container, image, network, and volume on the host.

Per-container semver rules: patch, minor, major, or none. Auto-update with rollback on health check failure.

Auto-updates with rollback, real-time monitoring, and a real UI.

Scan, preview, and update containers with automatic rollback on health check failure.

React UI with dark and light themes, fully responsive, and PWA-installable.

CPU, memory, and network I/O tracking with live sparkline charts.

Start, stop, restart, pause, and remove containers from the browser.

Manage Compose stacks, volumes, and networks with stack-level actions.

Drop-in replacement that recognizes existing Watchtower labels.

Install

One command, one image. Mount the Docker socket and you're managing everything.

terminal

$ docker run -d --name patrol \
    -p 8080:8080 \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    ghcr.io/isaiasgv/patrol:latest

Feature	Patrol	Watchtower	Portainer
Modern web UI	✓	—	✓
Auto-updates	✓	✓	—
Rollback on failure	✓	—	—
Real-time CPU/RAM	✓	—	✓
Image size	~15 MB	~25 MB	~270 MB
Watchtower labels	✓	✓	—

DevOps engineers, self-hosted enthusiasts, and Docker operators who want centralized container management on their own infrastructure.

FAQ

Practical answers for self-hosting and homelab operators.

Yes. Patrol recognizes existing Watchtower labels.

Around 30 MB of RAM at idle.

Yes — that's how container management works.

If health check fails, the previous image is restored.

Patrol ships as a single Docker image. Pull it and you're done.