Docker Manager (GNOME Shell Extension)

GNOME Shell extension that uses the Docker API via the Unix socket to manage Docker containers.

Features

• The top bar shows a blue Docker icon with a number indicating running containers
• Left click: popup with the list of running containers
  • A toggle in the popup shows stopped containers as well
  • Each item represents a container that can be started, stopped, restarted, or deleted
• Right click: menu with a Settings entry

Screenshot

Installation

1. Clone or copy the extension folder to: ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/docker-manager@sydro.github.com
2. Compile the GSettings schema:

   glib-compile-schemas ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/docker-manager@sydro.github.com/schemas

3. Enable the extension:

   gnome-extensions enable docker-manager@sydro.github.com

4. If needed, restart GNOME Shell (Alt+F2, then r) or log out/log in (Wayland).

Development

If you’re working in the repository, you can use a symlink to the GNOME Shell directory:

ln -sfn "$(pwd)" ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/docker-manager@sydro.github.com