WatchTower Alternatives

WatchTower is described as 'With watchtower you can update the running version of your containerized app simply by pushing a new image to the Docker Hub or your own image registry' and is an app in the development category. There are four alternatives to WatchTower for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted, FreeBSD and Docker apps. The best WatchTower alternative is Diun, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WatchTower are dockcheck, What's Up Docker and Tugtainer.

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    Diun

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    Diun is a CLI application written in Go to receive notifications when a Docker image is updated on a Docker registry. With Go, this app can be used across many platforms and architectures. This support includes Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows on architectures like amd64, i386...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Docker
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    Comments about Diun as an Alternative to WatchTower
    tepo
    Negative
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    I don't see a container auto update feature. Just monitoring.

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    • Diun is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to WatchTower.

    • Diun is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WatchTower.

    • Diun is Free and Open SourceWatchTower is also Free and Open Source
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    dockcheck

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    Lightweight CLI tool to automate docker image updates and/or notifying when updates are available.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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    Comments about dockcheck as an Alternative to WatchTower
    tepo
    Positive
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    Simplicity. It's a beautiful script. Very elegant for simple local deployments, no annoying dashboards and remotes to study and configure (WUD). It looks like a solid project. Is actively maintained, has some history, multiple contributors and only a few of open issues.

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    • dockcheck is Free and Open SourceWatchTower is also Free and Open Source
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    What's Up Docker

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    Gets you notified when new versions of your Docker containers are available and lets you react the way you want.

    4 What's Up Docker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • What's Up Docker is the most popular Web-based alternative to WatchTower.

    • What's Up Docker is Free and Open SourceWatchTower is also Free and Open Source
  5. Tugtainer icon

    Tugtainer

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    An application for automating Docker containers updates with a web UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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