🚀 5 Essential Docker Tools to Elevate Your Development Workflow 🐳

After years of diving deep into Docker, I’ve discovered 5 transformative tools that have completely streamlined my container management and deployment processes. Here’s why they’re game-changers:

Let’s get it!

1. Lazy Docker

Lazy Docker is a terminal UI for Docker and Docker Compose that makes managing containers a breeze. Instead of having to remember and type out long Docker commands, you get an interactive interface where everything is just a keypress away.

Some of the key features include:

• View container status, logs, and metrics at a glance
• Restart/remove/rebuild containers with a single keypress
• Monitor resource usage with ASCII graphs
• Attach to container shells easily
• Prune unused containers, images, and volumes
• Full mouse support for clicking and scrolling

Getting started is super simple. On Mac, you can install it with:

brew install lazydocker

And then you can just run the lazydocker command to start it:

docker run --rm -it \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    -v /yourpath:/.config/jesseduffield/lazydocker \
    lazyteam/lazydocker

Don’t forget to replace /yourpath with the path to your home directory.

Bonus: Your friends will think you’re a wizard when you exclusively use the terminal and not Docker Desktop 😎

2. Sliplane

Sliplane is a hosting platform that makes deploying Docker containers super simple. While it’s not exactly a “tool” in the traditional sense, it’s become the go-to solution for many companies deploying Docker containers (full disclosure: I’m a co-founder!).

The main features that make it awesome for Docker deployments:

• Push-to-deploy from GitHub or Docker Hub
• Zero-downtime deployments
• Automatic health checks and notifications
• Built-in logging and monitoring
• Pay-per-server model (host unlimited containers on one server)

The pricing is straightforward – you pay for the server (starting at 7€/month) and can host as many containers as you want on it. Perfect for when you have multiple small projects or need development environments.

Here’s what the deployment process looks like:

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