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6 Nov 2026Repository

Kiri: a Docker-compatible container runtime for three OSes

GitHub banner for the libracoder/kiri repository, showing its name, a short description of the container runtime, a man's portrait, and counts for contributors, issues, discussions, stars, and forks.

Kiri replaces Docker Desktop and OrbStack with a lightweight container runtime for macOS, Windows, and Linux, compatible with the Docker CLI, Compose, and buildx. The repository also describes a native UI and support for Kubernetes clusters and Linux machines.

Its architecture uses a Linux VM and a Rust agent that starts containers through clone3, without runc, a shim, or dockerd. The project publishes startup-time benchmarks against Docker Desktop and OrbStack, along with instructions for reproducing them.

Docker Linux Developer Experience

Precious Okwu

3 Nov 2026Repository

Zerobyte automates Restic backups for self-hosters

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Screenshot of the Zerobyte interface showing scheduled backup jobs, their status, and destination repositories.

Zerobyte brings scheduling, management, and monitoring of encrypted Restic backups into a web interface. It supports NFS, SMB, WebDAV, and SFTP sources as well as local directories, with destinations including S3, GCS, Azure, and rclone.

The Docker Compose setup can be pared down when backing up only already-mounted directories: removing SYS_ADMIN and the FUSE device reduces the container’s granted capabilities, but prevents direct mounting of remote shares.

Backup and restore Restic Self-hosting Docker

nicotsx

31 Oct 2026Repository

BillionMail: self-host an email platform and campaign workflow

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BillionMail GitHub banner showing the project name, a description of a self-hosted mail and email marketing service, and contributor, issue, star, and fork counts.

BillionMail combines a mail server, newsletters, and email marketing in an open-source, self-hosted package. Its repository outlines a setup flow connecting a domain and DNS verification to campaign creation and sending, with list and tag management.

The project supports Docker and installation through aaPanel. It also integrates RoundCube for webmail, offers delivery analytics, and is licensed under AGPLv3; the team running it remains responsible for hosting the service.

Marketing automation Self-hosting Open Source Docker

4 Oct 2026Documentation

Self-hosting Cal.diy: setup guidance and limitations

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Cal.diy is the open-source community edition of Cal.com, and this documentation covers installation, database migrations, upgrades, Docker, and integrations. The project explicitly recommends personal, non-production use, so the guide helps readers assess the operational requirements before self-hosting.

Self-hosting Open Source Docker

26 Jul 2026Repository

OpenShip: deploy applications on your own infrastructure

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OpenShip is a self-hosted deployment platform for multiple application stacks. Its repository shows how it orchestrates builds and services on infrastructure controlled by the team.

Self-hosting Docker Platform Engineering

25 Feb 2026Tool

Exegol: containerized environments for offensive security

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Exegol provides preconfigured container environments for offensive-security work. This approach gives teams a consistent testing setup without installing every tool on the host.

Penetration testing Docker

3 Jan 2026Article

Six small Docker services for everyday tasks

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This selection includes Dozzle, Stirling PDF, Excalidraw and Linkwarden. It shows how focused services can cover logs, documents, diagrams and bookmark management.

Docker Self-hosting

Parth Shah

10 Dec 2025Documentation

Chatwoot: deploy the platform and build integrations

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The developer documentation separates installation, contribution and API integration paths. It points to Docker or Kubernetes deployments and the REST reference.

Self-hosting Docker Kubernetes REST

1 Oct 2025Documentation

Coolify: deploy apps, databases and services on your infrastructure

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Coolify’s documentation covers installation and initial application and database deployments. Framework guides and service templates help users get started on their own infrastructure.

Self-hosting Docker

7 Jun 2025Tool

Mailpit: capture and test development emails

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Mailpit provides an SMTP server, a mail-viewing interface and an API for automated tests. Its Docker image lets developers inspect messages without sending them to real recipients.

Testing Docker Developer Experience

26 Dec 2024Repository

DevPod: portable development environments

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DevPod uses devcontainer.json to create environments on local Docker, remote machines or Kubernetes. The same environment definition can follow a project across infrastructure choices.

Developer Experience Docker Kubernetes

14 Dec 2024Repository

SlimToolkit: reduce container image contents

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SlimToolkit analyzes and optimizes container images to remove unnecessary contents. The repository documents tooling intended to reduce image size and exposure.

Docker Security

10 Oct 2024Tool

OrbStack: run Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS

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OrbStack provides a macOS environment for Docker containers and Linux machines. It focuses on CLI integration, file sharing and SSH access for local development.

Docker Linux Developer Experience

@OrbStack

13 Sept 2024Article

Deploy Next.js to production with a standalone server

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The guide uses Next.js standalone output to build a Docker image and deploy the application on a server. It explains a hosting option independent of Vercel’s runtime.

Next.js Docker Self-hosting

Kamran Tahir

9 Sept 2023Article

Test .NET applications against real Docker services

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The guide introduces Testcontainers for starting and managing containerized dependencies in .NET tests. This brings integration tests closer to the services used by the application.

Testcontainers Integration testing .NET Docker

Code Maze