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Hi there! I'd like to share my project with you all.

What is this? Vigil is a lightweight, self-hosted dashboard that watches your Docker images and tells you when updates are available. It’s a ready-to-run Docker setup with a simple install scripts. I know most people don't like scripts, but since I'm a tech noob I find it pretty useful. For all the pros out there, you can check the script by yourself. This is my first "real world" project so it might not be as polished as other apps out there. It's a hobby that I started cultivating a few months ago and I'm pretty excited with the results. However, it'd only mean something significant, if other people use it and give their own opinions about it.

If you have a few minutes, I’d really appreciate you trying it out and leaving a review or suggestions on the repo or even here. I'd do my best to answer most of the comments.

Edited because the link wasn't showing up and giving more details about the project. https://github.com/kumucode/vigil.git

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Great idea. Automatic updates (e.g. Watchtower) make me a little nervous.

[–] 1step@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking about when I started this project. I've noticed that many home labers are a bit skeptical with automatic updates. I'm glad you liked the idea

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