Dockhand

License	FOSS problems	Maintenance	SSO	Users	Tested
BSL 1.1Source available license. Source available under restricted terms until a conversion date, after which it becomes open source. Each project sets its own restrictions.	Open Washing	Active	❌	Unlimited	❌

Description

Dockhand is a Docker container management and monitoring tool. It gives visibility into running containers, their status, logs, and resource usage — with a simple interface for managing restarts and updates.

Features

• Container visibility — status, logs, and resource usage in a browser, without SSHing into the server.
• Restarts and updates — a simple interface for managing both, not just viewing state.
• Image staleness tracking — flags when a newer version of a running image is available.

Usage patterns

• Non-technical access to container state — when something breaks, seeing what a container is doing without SSHing into the server and running docker logs manually makes it accessible to team members who are less comfortable on the command line.

License and governance

BSL 1.1, flagged Open Washing in this catalog — a source-available license, not genuinely open source, despite how it's often presented.

Conclusion

Why you would — puts container visibility (status, logs, resource usage) in a browser, making it accessible to team members who are less comfortable on the command line than SSHing in and running docker logs.

Why you wouldn't — BSL 1.1 means it isn't genuinely open source, regardless of how the project presents itself — worth weighing against fully open alternatives before adopting it as a dependency.