The latest articles on DEV Community by Kevin Tobler (@keepcoolch). https://dev.to/keepcoolch https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4071900%2Fab13913b-0a39-4322-a4fb-f1e3b99111bb.jpg https://dev.to/keepcoolch en Kevin Tobler Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:10:44 +0000 https://dev.to/keepcoolch/dockamp-webstack-manager-3kbb https://dev.to/keepcoolch/dockamp-webstack-manager-3kbb <p>Hi there,<br> I would love to hear your opinions on DockAMP. DockAMP is a Docker image with a responsive web interface to manage official Apache/Nginx, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB/PostgeSQL and proxy containers in Docker.</p> <p><a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/keepcoolch/dockamp" rel="noopener noreferrer">DockAMP on Docker Hub</a></p> <p>What would be useful features and improvements? Thanks for your suggestions!</p> <p>Main features:</p> <ul> <li>Browser-based management interface in English and German</li> <li>Apache or Nginx for each server</li> <li>Automatic PHP version discovery with legacy PHP versions available</li> <li>Advanced PHP, Apache, and Nginx configuration with structured dropdowns for common values</li> <li>Apache and Nginx security header controls for X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, CSP, and related directives</li> <li>MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL</li> <li>Shared global or dedicated per-server database containers</li> <li>Automatic database image and data migration checks</li> <li>Nginx Proxy Manager integration</li> <li>phpMyAdmin integration</li> <li>Adminer integration for PostgreSQL databases</li> <li>SQL dump exports</li> <li>Container logs and status overview</li> <li>Live visitor overview with active request paths and per-server traffic speed</li> <li>Automatic free web-port selection starting above DockAMP's own port</li> <li>CPU and memory limits based on the available Docker host resources</li> <li>Docker volumes or host paths for persistent storage</li> <li>Initial setup can detect and choose Docker volumes or host mounts for /data and /sites</li> <li>Separate storage handling for DockAMP configuration and website/runtime files</li> <li>Storage migration between Docker volumes and host mounts where supported</li> <li>Host folder browser for document roots, host mounts, additional server mounts, and backup targets</li> <li>Folder creation and safer folder deletion dialogs in folder browser views</li> <li>Website file browser for document roots and additional mounts</li> <li>Upload files or whole folders directly through the browser</li> <li>Rename, copy, move, delete, and download website files or folders</li> <li>Download folders as compressed archives</li> <li>Webserver permission checks for document roots and additional mounts, with a repair action for safe read and traversal permissions</li> <li>Global image update checker for DockAMP-managed images, including DockAMP itself, web servers, PHP runtimes, database tools, proxy, Adminer, phpMyAdmin, and helper images</li> <li>DockAMP-managed unused image cleanup</li> <li>DockAMP-managed unused volume overview with individual delete actions</li> <li>User login and account management</li> <li>Automatic container restart and auto-start options</li> <li>Backup and restore support for Docker volumes and host-mounted storage paths</li> <li>Backup selection for DockAMP config, sites/runtime files, mounted web paths, dedicated databases, global database, and Proxy Manager data</li> <li>Optional restore selection per backup archive plus backup download as a compressed archive</li> <li>DockAMP automatically exports Docker Compose files so your containers can be started without DockAMP if needed.</li> </ul> docker webserver nginx webdev