On May 9, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.27 to the new 1.0.28 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options:

🔔Changelog

New – Context directory for git stacks – reference files from anywhere in the repo
New – No-cache build option for git stacks
New – Editable schedule for scanner cache cleanup
New – Ntfy notifications support ?tags=, ?title=, and ?priority= URL query parameters
New – Dismiss update available indicators without updating
New – Public IP setting available for hawser-edge environments – enables clickable port links.
New – Static IP/MAC address configuration for containers.
Fix: Env vars lost when switching between raw/form view
Fix: Compose name property not respected during stack scan
Fix: Container labels cannot be deleted
Fix: Env var values leaked in deploy logs – now all values are redacted
Fix: Volume export keeps helper container alive, preventing volume prune/deletion
Fix: Ntfy self-hosted notifications fail when using ?auth= query parameter
Fix: Scrollbar appears in dashboard tiles when content overflows
Fix: Case-sensitive environment sort order – lowercase names sorted after uppercase
Fix: Inaccurate dashboard CPU gauge caused by one-shot stats flag
Fix: Stack .env file wiped when saving from graph view
Fix: Git stack creation silently destroys existing stacks with the same name

📋Install Dockhand 1.0.28 On Your Synology NAS

🔄How to Update Dockhand to Version 1.0.28 on Synology NAS

📋Install Dockhand 1.0.28 On Your UGREEN NAS

🔄How to Update Dockhand to Version 1.0.28 on UGREEN NAS

📋Install Dockhand 1.0.28 On Your Asustor NAS

🔄How to Update Dockhand to Version 1.0.28 on Asustor NAS

🚀Farewell to 7 Docker Tools: Dockhand Just Killed Them All in One Go

📋Dockhand Tips & Tricks

Give it a STAR⭐on Github

🌟Starring projects like Dockhand on GitHub is a quick way to thank developers for their work. It boosts visibility so more people discover it, attracts contributors, and motivates the team to keep improving it.

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.