Docker tooling has become increasingly heavy over the years. For developers running small VPS instances or older machines, many existing solutions introduce unnecessary overhead for what should be a simple task; let you manage your containers without eating up too many resources.
Dockyard is a terminal-based Docker UI written in Rust, designed from the ground up with performance and resource efficiency as first class goals.
This is the initial pre-1.0 release. The core functionality is in place, but the project is still very much in it's infancy.
Why Dockyard?
I created Dockyard specifically for environments where resources are constrained. I wanted a visually pleasing way to manage containers that still felt instant in the terminal. I tried LazyDocker, which is written in Go, and while it’s a solid tool, it just didn’t shave off enough milliseconds for my liking...especially on my tiny, low resource VPS instance.
Dockyard takes a performance first approach. It’s written in Rust, keeps overhead to a minimum, and stays responsive even under load. The goal to provide a fast, focused tool for people who care about latency, efficiency, and staying entirely in the terminal.
Because it’s written in Rust and avoids heavyweight abstractions, Dockyard is extremely responsive, even on systems with limited CPU and RAM. The UI updates quickly, container state changes are reflected immediately, and there is no background bloat competing with your workloads.
Current Focus
At this stage, Dockyard prioritizes:
Real time container visibility
Minimal runtime overhead
Predictable performance under load
Status and Roadmap
This release is pre-1.0, which means:
APIs and behavior may change
Features will be added incrementally
Stability is improving, and your feedback matters
Now is the best time to shape the project’s direction.
Feedback Welcome
If you run Docker on low resource systems, manage servers over SSH, or simply appreciate fast terminal tools, I would genuinely appreciate your feedback.
Top comments (2)
Okay this is pretty cool
Love the performance first mindset. A fast, lightweight Docker TUI built in Rust is exactly what’s missing for low resource VPS and SSH workflows. Excited to see where Dockyard goes.