dcli

The Lazier Way to Manage Everything Docker

An efficient, intuitive, and "lazy" CLI manager for Docker and Docker-Compose.

📖 Introduction

dcli is a high-efficiency Docker management tool built for developers. Evolved from the acclaimed lazydocker, it moves away from a heavy TUI (Terminal UI) towards a pure CLI interactive mode that better aligns with terminal philosophy.

It automatically detects your project environment, merges fragmented Compose files, and frees you from typing long docker-compose -f ... -f ... up commands.

✨ Key Features

• 📂 Smart Context Detection Automatically identifies .git or project roots, deep scans, and merges all docker-compose*.yml configuration files.
• 🔍 Interactive Fuzzy Search Built-in fzf-like search experience. Simply press s to instantly locate containers, images, or volumes.
• 🛠️ Unified Management Workflow Seamlessly manages both local Compose projects and standalone Docker containers. Automatically switches to Fallback mode for external containers to ensure core management is never interrupted.
• ⚡ One-Key Actions Supports numeric shortcuts (1-17) and shorthand commands. Start, restart, or view logs in an instant.
• 🧹 System Deep Cleanup Built-in Prune commands to quickly reclaim disk space from unused networks, volumes, images, and build caches.
• 📦 Predefined Stack Templates One-click deployment for common development environments like ELK log monitoring stacks, MySQL/Redis database stacks, and more.

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

Via Go:

go install github.com/yaogh99123/dcli@latest

Or download binary from the release page: GitHub Releases

⌨️ Usage

Simply run dcli in your terminal to enter interactive mode:

dcli

Command Flags

🎮 Interactive Guide

Once inside dcli, you can perform operations using the following shortcuts:

Core Operations

• 1 - 3: Up / Stop / Restart services
• 4: View logs (type exit to return)
• 7: Enter container (auto-detects bash or sh)
• 8: Build and update services
• s: Enable fuzzy search mode
• menu: Show full functionality menu
• 0: Exit program

Quick Filtering

• a: Switch to "Show All"
• r: Switch to "Running Only"
• l: Switch to list mode

🛠️ Customization

Configuration files are typically located at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/yaogh99123/dcli/config.yml
• Linux: ~/.config/yaogh99123/dcli/config.yml

You can view your current default configuration and make adjustments by running dcli -c.

📜 Credits

The birth of this project was inspired by lazydocker. We have refactored and optimized its powerful Docker management logic into a CLI-focused tool for heavy terminal users.