Dockpeek: A Lightweight Docker Dashboard That Auto-Discovers Traefik URLs

If you’re running Docker containers behind Traefik, you’ve probably got a few services scattered across ports, subdomains, or paths. Checking which ones are alive, where they live, and whether they’re healthy can become a drag. You could fire up Portainer or ship logs to a monitoring stack, but sometimes you just want something quick, small, and focused.

Enter Dockpeek: a lightweight Docker dashboard that auto‑discovers your Traefik‑routed services and shows them in a clean web interface. No setup beyond adding a container. No extra dependencies. Just point, click (or ctrl+click), and go.

What It Does

Dockpeek is a single‑container app that connects to your Docker socket, reads labels from running containers, and builds a live dashboard. It highlights services that are Traefik‑enabled, shows their hostnames / paths, container status, and even checks health endpoints. The UI is minimal — a dark table with sortable columns and live updates.

Under the hood, it uses:

• Go for the backend (fast, small binary)
• HTMX + Tailwind CSS for the frontend (no JS framework, just server‑driven interactivity)
• Docker SDK to watch container events in real‑time

It doesn’t need a database, doesn’t require you to modify docker‑compose files, and it respects your existing Traefik labels.

Why It’s Cool

• Auto‑discovers Traefik URLs
  If you’ve already set traefik.http.routers.myapp.rule=Host(\myapp.localhost`)`, Dockpeek picks it up and makes that URL clickable. No manual inventory.

• Zero‑configuration
  Mount the Docker socket, set a port, run it. That’s it. The dashboard immediately populates with your running containers.

• Real‑time updates
  When you start or stop a container, the UI updates without a page reload. You see new services appear as Traefik adds routes.

• Resource‑light
  The binary is < 10 MB, uses negligible CPU/RAM. Perfect for a Raspberry Pi or a low‑end VPS.

• Health checks built‑in
  If a container has a healthcheck or exposes a /health endpoint, Dockpeek shows status. Quickly spot broken services without SSH‑ing.

How to Try It

Run it with Docker (example