Watchtower

Features

Automated Container Updaters - Automates the detection and deployment of new container image versions.
Automated Lifecycle Management - Keeps running containerized applications up to date by automatically deploying new image versions.
Container Lifecycle Managers - Monitors running container images for updates and automatically replaces them with newer versions based on defined policies.
Container Runtimes - Interacts with container host sockets to inspect, stop, and restart services while maintaining dependency order.
Deployment Orchestrators - Executes custom scripts and commands before and after container updates to manage complex initialization and cleanup tasks.
Container Runtime Integrations - Provides direct control over container lifecycles by communicating with the container runtime API.
Deployment Agents - Tracks remote image registries and triggers automatic redeployments to keep services synchronized with the latest builds.
Container Security - Automated updates for running containerized applications.
Dependency-Aware Orchestration - Restarts dependent containers in the correct order to maintain service availability.
Lifecycle Hooks - Runs custom shell commands before or after container update cycles using container labels.
Runtime Connectivity - Supports connecting to local Unix sockets or remote TCP endpoints for management operations.
Webhook Handlers - Triggers container image updates via external webhooks to integrate with continuous delivery pipelines.
Webhook Triggers - Enables external services to initiate update cycles on demand via HTTP endpoints.
Registry Authentication Providers - Manages secure access to private image repositories through credential helpers.
Prometheus Exporters - Defines a monitoring server to periodically scrape performance and status data using a specific endpoint.
Cron Scheduling - Controls the frequency of image update checks using cron expressions.
Notification Integrations - Delivers alerts to various services using service URLs and custom templates to format log entries.
Container Filtering Policies - Enables granular control over which containers are subject to automated updates using metadata tags.
Label-Based Selection - Restricts management operations to specific containers marked with defined labels.
Remote Access Management - Manages containerized services across remote hosts using encrypted communication and secure credential handling.
TLS Verification - Ensures secure, encrypted communication between the monitoring service and the container runtime.
Infrastructure Observability - Exposes real-time metrics and status data from container management processes for performance tracking.

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