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Docker Compose Dashboard

See the health, logs and resource use of your local containers in one page.

Intermediate14h1 person16/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Docker Compose Dashboard for developers running local stacks in ~14h with 1 person. Stack: Docker + Node.js + Next.js.

Why it wins: Daily developer utility.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Debugging local multi-container stacks means juggling terminals.
02 · Solution
Read the compose file and container stats, show health, logs and restarts and explain common failures.
03 · Build
  1. 1Read compose file
  2. 2Query container API
  3. 3Stream logs
  4. 4Explain errors
04 · Demo
Break a service and see the explained error.

MVP checklist

  • Service list
  • Health
  • Logs
  • Error explanations

Tech stack

TechRole
DockerContainers
Node.jsBackend runtime
Next.jsFrontend + API routes

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