Forget Portainer and Komodo, I finally found a better way to manage my Docker containers

Dockge is a lightweight Docker Compose manager that offers a side-by-side YAML editor with a reactive GUI, real-time terminal logs during deployments, and color-coded container status indicators. Unlike Portainer or Komodo, it stores stacks as plain files on disk rather than in a database, making backups trivial. It can convert raw docker run commands into clean compose.yaml files instantly and lets users import existing Compose stacks with a single scan. The author argues it is the ideal tool for home lab users and self-hosters who want transparency and simplicity over enterprise-grade feature bloat.