HomeioAlternative to Dockge
Dockge is a fantastic compose stack manager — genuinely well-built. But it only manages stacks. No system monitoring, no file manager, no app catalog. If you want to check disk space or grab a log file, you SSH in. Homeio covers all of that without dropping the compose-native model that makes Dockge good in the first place.
Why Homeio works
| Need | Why Homeio fits |
|---|---|
| Docker Compose stack management | Deploy, update, restart, remove, and stream logs for any stack — the same compose-native workflow as Dockge, inside a broader dashboard. |
| Disk usage at a glance | Real-time disk metrics on the dashboard. No SSH needed to check whether your media drive is filling up. |
| An app catalog | 158+ pre-configured Docker Compose apps. Browse and install without writing YAML from scratch — something Dockge explicitly doesn't include. |
| Scheduled image updates | The cron runner schedules docker compose pull on any cron schedule with pass/fail notifications. Dockge has no built-in scheduling. |
| File management alongside stacks | The integrated file manager handles upload, download, code editing, media preview, and USB drive browsing — without leaving the dashboard. |
| File sharing without extra containers | Create Samba shares directly from the UI. No Samba container to manage separately, no smb.conf to write. |
| Container log inspection | Live log streaming with level badges and keyword filter. One-click download. Works the same as Dockge's log viewer. |
| Fewer tools open at once | Stacks, files, monitoring, terminal, disk manager, and notifications in one dashboard. No more switching between Dockge, Glances, and an SSH session. |
FAQ
Yes. Dockge (from the creator of Uptime Kuma) is a really well-built compose stack manager — clean UI, good UX, genuinely solid. But it only manages stacks. No system monitoring, no file manager, no app catalog. If you want to check disk usage after installing something, you SSH in. Homeio covers all of that without abandoning the compose-native model that makes Dockge good.
Dockge's scope is intentionally narrow: deploy and manage Docker Compose stacks in a browser. Homeio adds: a 158+ app catalog with one-click installs, an integrated file manager with USB drive and Google Drive support, a built-in cron task scheduler, Samba/SMB sharing, a disk and partition manager, real-time CPU/memory/disk/network metrics, and notifications for container crashes and task failures. It's the full home server layer that Dockge deliberately leaves out.
Yes, with the same compose-native model. Deploy, update, restart, remove, and view logs for any stack. Apps from the built-in catalog are also Docker Compose stacks, so everything is managed the same way — there's no distinction between 'catalog apps' and 'your own stacks'.
Yes. Homeio has a web terminal with a configurable command allowlist: docker, ls, cat, df, ping, and more. It's not a full root shell — it's scoped for the maintenance commands you actually use day-to-day without exposing everything through a browser tab.
If you're happy with Dockge and only want a compose stack manager, stay with Dockge — it's excellent at that. Choose Homeio if you find yourself SSHing in to check disk usage, managing files separately, or wishing you had an app catalog. Homeio solves all of that while keeping the compose-native workflow you already like.
It uses more resources than Dockge because it does more — but it's still lightweight in absolute terms. Homeio runs as a Docker Compose stack using PostgreSQL for persistence. On an N100 mini PC or a Pi 5, you won't notice the overhead. The apps you run alongside it will use far more resources than Homeio itself.
Yes. The cron runner schedules docker compose pull, container restarts, shell commands, and backups on any standard cron schedule. Each task sends a real-time pass/fail notification. Dockge has no scheduling — if you want to pull new images automatically, you'd need to set up a separate cron job via SSH.
Yes. Live log streaming with log-level badges (info/warning/error), keyword filtering, and one-click download. Dockge also has log viewing, so this is roughly equivalent — both work well for debugging a misbehaving container.
Yes. Fully free and open source, runs entirely on your hardware, no cloud dependency.
Any Linux machine: N100 mini PCs, old desktops, Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, NAS devices on Debian or Ubuntu, or cloud VMs. If Docker runs on it, Homeio runs on it.
Next step
Keep your apps, files, terminal, and system health in one interface, then follow the comparison pages deeper if you still need to evaluate the options.