On April 3, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.22 to the new 1.0.23 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options:
New – Build, re-pull images and force redeployment options for git stacks
New – Theme toggle with system option – auto-follows OS light/dark preference
New – Custom user option for terminal shell sessions, persisted per container
New – Redeploy button for internal stacks with pull/build/force-recreate options
Fix: Allow underscores in hostname validation
Fix: HTTPS git repos with self-signed CA certificates fail to clone/pull
Fix: Stack restart fails for containers using network_mode: service: – added recreate option
Fix: Git stack sync deletes data in relative volume paths
Fix: Batch update skips Hawser containers
Fix: Registry delete fails for multi-arch/OCI manifest images
Fix: Scanner cache cleanup to prevent volume bloat
Fix: Negotiate Docker API version for scanner/updater sidecar containers
Fix: Scan vulnerability counts mismatch with displayed list
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What is Dockhand? Dockhand allows you to easily manage your different Docker environments. Dockhand is a modern, self-hosted Docker management platform with an intuitive web interface for homelabs, small businesses, and enterprises. It simplifies container operations, stack deployments, and observability through real-time management (start/stop/restart containers, web terminals, file transfers), a visual Compose editor, GitOps auto-sync, metrics, logs, OIDC/SSO, MFA, vulnerability scans, and multi-host support via the open-source Hawser agent. You can deploy it quickly as a Docker container with no cloud dependencies or telemetry. It’s forever free for personal use.
This post was updated on Friday / April 3rd, 2026 at 3:36 PM