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This is a great tool, thanks for the continued support.
Personally, I don't actually use dockcheck to perform updates, I only use it for its update check functionality, along with a custom plugin which, in cooperation with a python script of mine, serves a REST API that lists all containers on all of my systems with available updates. That then gets pulled into homepage using their custom API function to make something like this: https://imgur.com/a/tAaJ6xf
So at a glance I can see any containers that have updates available, then I can hop into Dockge to actually apply them on my own schedule.
Thank you! Oh! That's pretty cool, do you mind sharing bits of how this is done? Would be nice to incorporate into a notify-template in the future.
Neat!
Curious how this compares to Watchtower.
It's a different approach. This project started as a proof of concept - just to show that it's possible to check for updates without pulling the whole image first (which is how Watchtower does it).
Then it evolved to orchestrate granular automatic updates with a bunch of extra functionality - while still adhering to the core goal of keeping it simple and lightweight.
I'm happy with [dockge] (https://github.com/louislam/dockge) for now but thanks! If I ever decide to go full auto update, I'll check this out.
This looks great. Thanks so much for your work on this and sharing with us.
What in your opinion sets your software apart from the other options you mention?
I have recently setup dockers for plex, immich, nextcloud and paperlessngx but have yet to look at longterm maintenence inc. things like auto updates (I know to avoid on immich).
As someone who prob knows the options inside and out - would you recommend your option to this relative newbie or do you think one of the other options might be a better place to start?
Thank you!
I sadly don't have too much insights in the other alternatives, I try to not compare too much - maybe I should study them a bit more to understand the wider picture. There's a few more I forgot to mention; renovate and dependabot.
While I think all those tools are great and have functionality that my project cant fulfill - I strive to keep dockcheck simple and lightweight. Options and functionality have been bolted on bit by bit while still trying to have it as simple as possible in its core functions - so a user could just download the main script dockcheck.sh and run it to list updates and optionally update. Everything else is optional, extras.
I guess it depends on what you're looking for. If you'd like a GUI or more in depth setup or reporting - I'd look elsewhere, but if you'd like simplicity and maybe schedule it to notify you when there's updates available - my project may be the thing.
So my answer would be yes: if you're running docker compose this project is very newbie friendly and easy to get going!
Thanks so much for the reply, I'll give it a download to play with it - I certainly am a big fan of simple!