runtipi/runtipi
Runtipi
Runtipi is a home server dashboard and orchestration tool designed for deploying and managing containerized applications. It provides a web-based interface for discovering and installing software from a curated app store, utilizing a Docker Compose orchestrator to handle the deployment of self-hosted services.
The system integrates a reverse proxy and SSL manager to route external traffic to internal containers, automating HTTPS certificate renewal and domain assignment. It also features a built-in backup and update manager that uses cron-based scheduling to perform automatic security patching and data backups.
The platform covers a broad range of administrative capabilities, including application lifecycle management, environment variable injection, and host-path volume mapping for data persistence. It provides a command-line interface for server administration and supports network access control to manage how services are exposed to the local network or public internet.
Features
- Docker Container Orchestrators - Provides a central dashboard for the full lifecycle, deployment, and monitoring of Docker containers.
- Self-Hosted Applications - Provides a comprehensive platform for installing and managing containerized services on private home servers.
- Home Server Orchestration - Provides a complete system for the automation of deployment and management of personal server hardware and home-hosted services.
- Application Data Backups - Provides management of backups for individual application configurations and data, including restoration.
- Per-Instance Data Isolation - Isolates application data into dedicated directories to ensure survival across migrations and updates.
- Application Persistence - Ensures application state survives restarts and updates by using dedicated local storage directories.
- Container State Controllers - Allows users to start, stop, restart, or uninstall hosted container services via the dashboard.
- Container Orchestration Blueprints - Uses Docker Compose files to declaratively define services, ports, and volume mappings for reproducible deployments.
- App Store Repository Management - Manages remote repositories used to discover, install, and update software via curated catalogs.
- Application Catalogs - Provides a curated catalog of application blueprints for discovery and one-click installation.
- App Store - Provides a curated app store for the one-click installation of pre-configured containerized application blueprints.
- Application Settings Management - Provides a system for defining and persisting internal configuration and proxy settings for installed services.
- Configuration Variable Overrides - Allows customization of service behavior by overriding default deployment files and environment variables.
- Docker Compose Deployments - Orchestrates the deployment of containerized services using declarative Docker Compose files.
- Declarative Infrastructure Definitions - Uses an enhanced compose format to declaratively specify services, ports, and volumes for reproducible deployments.
- Declarative Service Provisioners - Uses declarative formats to deploy applications, ensuring reproducible and versioned setups.
- Deployment Automation - Automates the launching of containers by generating environment configurations from application metadata.
- Environment Variable Injections - Passing of identifiers and networking details to hosted services via generated environment files.
- Automatic Software Patching - Integrates a manager that schedules recurring software updates and security patching via cron jobs.
- Reverse Proxy Configurations - Provides a built-in system for routing external traffic to internal containers with automated SSL termination and domain mapping.
- Self-Hosted Deployments - Installs self-hosted services as independent projects to ensure isolated deployments.
- Reverse Proxies - Includes a reverse proxy that routes external web traffic to internal containers and manages SSL certificates.
- Service Network Exposure Control - Controls which application services are exposed to the routing network or remain isolated.
- Automated TLS Reverse Proxies - Includes a reverse proxy that automatically provisions and renews TLS certificates for all proxied services.
- Traffic Routing - Directs web requests to specific hosted applications and manages the generation of secure SSL certificates for those routes.
- Application Metadata Definitions - Defines service names, versions, and categories as metadata for identification within the app store.
- Environment Variable Injection - Injects data paths, domains, and ports as environment variables during the service deployment process.
- Host-to-Container Path Mappings - Links physical host directories to containers, allowing applications to access external files.
- Service Orchestration - Automates routing and volume attachment by deploying services based on custom metadata.
- Application State Management - Provides a web interface to manage the deployment state and configuration of running container services.
- Domain Setting Configurations - Configures host ports and domain exposure settings to manage the reachability of internal services.
- Service Aggregation Dashboards - Ships a central dashboard that aggregates direct network links to all running self-hosted applications.
- Server Management Dashboards - Offers a web-based dashboard for discovering, installing, and managing containerized applications on a private server.
- HTTPS Configuration - Ensures encrypted communication by configuring automatic SSL certificates for individual hosted applications.
- System Data Backup Schedules - Automates regular backups of full system data and files to ensure recovery after failure.
- Persistent Volume Mapping - Ensures data persistence by mapping host directories to container volumes.
- App Store Repository Integration - Fetches application catalogs and installation blueprints from remote Git repositories to enable community stores.
- Installation Input Prompts - Prompts users for required configuration values using form fields and dropdowns during installation.
- Server CLI - Includes administrative command-line utilities for server environment preparation and control.
- Update Schedulers - Schedules recurring software updates for both the orchestrator and hosted applications via cron.
- Application Version Updates - Updates application images to newer versions while maintaining existing user data and configurations.
- Custom App Store Collections - Organizes compatible services into distributable repositories to streamline the installation process.
- CLI Control Interfaces - Provides a CLI control interface to send management instructions to the server environment daemon.
- Compose Configuration Overrides - Allows customization of service deployments through persistent compose configuration files.
- Backup Job Scheduling - Automates regular data backups of applications using scheduled cron jobs.
- Full Server Migrations - Enables movement of the complete server setup to new devices by archiving and restoring the system folder.
- Git-Based App Stores - Distributes curated collections of containerized applications by connecting to remote Git repositories.
- Inter-Process Communication - Connects deployed applications to a shared network for internal data exchange.
- Custom Domains - Allows mapping of user-owned custom domains to the server interface with automated SSL installation.
- Public Service Exposure - Maps internal services to public domains with automatic HTTPS certificate renewal for external access.
- Environment Variable Configurations - Modifies system-level variables for complex deployments by loading custom configuration files.
- Automated Security Patching - Automates the application of security and maintenance patches via a system scheduler.
- SSL/TLS Certificate Management - Creates self-signed SSL certificates to secure connections for local domains.
- DNS Challenge Verifiers - Uses DNS challenges to verify domain ownership and obtain TLS certificates without exposing the dashboard.
- Network Access Control - Enforces security policies to limit service visibility to the local network, private VPN, or public internet.
- Server Hardening - Protects the server and hosted data from unauthorized access using security hardening configurations.
- Reference Apps & Blueprints - Utilizes structured blueprints to define installation requirements and environment variables for the app store.
- Automatic Service Discoverers - Automatically detects new containerized services to direct internet traffic to the correct container.
- Application Lifecycle CLIs - Provides a command-line interface to start, stop, update, and uninstall individual hosted applications.
- CLI System Management - Offers terminal-based tools for performing system updates, managing backups, and debugging.
- Global System Settings - Defines global operational parameters for the server environment using environment variables.
- System Task Scheduling - Uses cron-based scheduling to automate recurring administrative tasks like system updates and backups.
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