The Lazier Way to Manage Everything Docker
An efficient, intuitive, and "lazy" CLI manager for Docker and Docker-Compose.
dcli is a high-efficiency Docker management tool built for developers. Evolved from the acclaimed lazydocker, it moves away from a heavy TUI (Terminal UI) towards a pure CLI interactive mode that better aligns with terminal philosophy.
It automatically detects your project environment, merges fragmented Compose files, and frees you from typing long docker-compose -f ... -f ... up commands.
- 📂 Smart Context Detection
Automatically identifies
.gitor project roots, deep scans, and merges alldocker-compose*.ymlconfiguration files. - 🔍 Interactive Fuzzy Search
Built-in
fzf-like search experience. Simply presssto instantly locate containers, images, or volumes. - 🛠️ Unified Management Workflow Seamlessly manages both local Compose projects and standalone Docker containers. Automatically switches to Fallback mode for external containers to ensure core management is never interrupted.
- ⚡ One-Key Actions Supports numeric shortcuts (1-17) and shorthand commands. Start, restart, or view logs in an instant.
- 🧹 System Deep Cleanup Built-in Prune commands to quickly reclaim disk space from unused networks, volumes, images, and build caches.
- 📦 Predefined Stack Templates One-click deployment for common development environments like ELK log monitoring stacks, MySQL/Redis database stacks, and more.
Via Go:
go install github.com/yaogh99123/dcli@latestOr download binary from the release page: GitHub Releases
Simply run dcli in your terminal to enter interactive mode:
dcli| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-a, --arun |
Show all services (including non-running ones) |
-n, --nrun |
Show only non-running services |
-f, --file |
Manually specify custom Compose files |
-p, --project |
Specify a custom project name |
-c, --config |
Print the current default configuration |
Once inside dcli, you can perform operations using the following shortcuts:
1 - 3: Up / Stop / Restart services4: View logs (typeexitto return)7: Enter container (auto-detectsbashorsh)8: Build and update servicess: Enable fuzzy search modemenu: Show full functionality menu0: Exit program
a: Switch to "Show All"r: Switch to "Running Only"l: Switch to list mode
Configuration files are typically located at:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/yaogh99123/dcli/config.yml - Linux:
~/.config/yaogh99123/dcli/config.yml
You can view your current default configuration and make adjustments by running dcli -c.
The birth of this project was inspired by lazydocker. We have refactored and optimized its powerful Docker management logic into a CLI-focused tool for heavy terminal users.
Built with ❤️ by the open-source community.