Dockpit: Portainer Manager
Manage Docker and Portainer on your own servers from your phone.
Overview
Dockpit lets you manage the Docker servers you already run, straight from your Android phone. It connects to your own Linux server over SSH, can set up Docker and Portainer CE in a few taps, and then gives you a fast mobile app to run everything. There is no account, no rooted phone and no cloud service in between: the phone talks directly to your server.
Already running Portainer? Connect with its HTTPS URL and an API token. On a fresh VPS, Dockpit detects the operating system and installs Docker and Portainer CE for you (Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, RHEL, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE/SLES, Alpine and Amazon Linux; other Linux systems get copy-and-paste install commands).
Passwords, SSH keys and API tokens are encrypted on the phone with the Android Keystore, and SSH host keys and Portainer certificates are pinned on first connect. Dockpit is free to install with ads; Dockpit Pro is available inside the app as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime unlock (prices are shown in Google Play).
Dockpit runs commands on the servers you connect, including as root when you choose, so use it only on servers you own or are allowed to manage and keep your own backups. Dockpit is not affiliated with Docker, Inc. or Portainer.io.
Key features
Connect over SSH or to an existing Portainer (HTTPS URL + API token)
One-tap Docker & Portainer CE install on a fresh Linux server
Containers: start, stop, restart, logs, live stats and console
Stacks: deploy and edit Docker Compose with a validating editor
Images, volumes and networks
71 one-tap apps (WordPress, databases, monitoring, control panels)
Domains & HTTPS through a managed Caddy proxy with Let's Encrypt
Server backups: create, download to the phone and restore
Browse server files; optional WireGuard tunnel
Credentials encrypted with the Android Keystore
See it in action
Tech stack
Requirements
- A Linux server you own or are allowed to manage, reachable over SSH
- Or an existing Portainer instance with an HTTPS URL and an API token
- Auto-install: Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, RHEL, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE/SLES, Alpine, Amazon Linux
What's included
- Free: 1 server, up to 3 stacks deployed with Dockpit, 2 backups, read-only files, with ads
- Pro: no ads, unlimited servers and stacks
- Pro: scheduled backups and auto-download of backups to the phone
- Pro: server file editing, database dumps and private registries
- Pro: longer backup retention
- Pro plans: yearly (7-day free trial for new subscribers where offered) or lifetime one-time purchase
Dockpit FAQs
Support
Questions before or after you install? We are happy to help.
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