kebele

a simple way to start docker containers and watch for updates to the source image

think of it as an easy way to interface with docker & cron

install

npm install -g kebele

the alias kb will be added if available on your system

usage

kebele config - configure runtime settings

kebele add - setup a new container

kebele status - list all docker containers

features

• [x] Start new container with user provided settings
• [x] Get currently running docker containers
• [ ] Get currently running cron jobs
• [ ] Create cron job based on user schedule
• [ ] Display summary of commands that were run for docker + cron during init
• [ ] Send http webhook when container upgrade done
• [ ] Modify running cron jobs

os support

• [x] Linux
• [ ] macOS
• [ ] Windows

security

communication with docker is done over its unix socket, you do not need to enable http on port 2375.

docker API poses security concerns if your server is exposed to public internet without security protections in place.

the config wizard will do what it can to detect environment settings and suggest changes.

once kebele nears v1.0, work will be done to automate the process of creating a CA and installing certificates. this is so your server that is running the docker containers adheres to the security best practices recommended by the docker team. there will also be testing done to ensure kebele works if the server is setup to run docker as a non-root user.

if you have any recommendations for security best practices that can be incorporated into this cli tool, please submit an issue.

contribute

this project was created to solve a problem we faced during the development of from africa with love, but contributions are welcome. please keep in mind this is going to remain extremely simple to avoid tech debt and to ensure maintinence is easy long into the future.