Nestview

Features

What's included.

Zero-config autodiscovery

Every container, Compose stack, port, and volume detected automatically. No YAML to write, no services to register manually.

Live health dashboard

CPU%, memory, uptime, restart count, and network I/O per container — refreshed automatically and grouped by Compose project.

Searchable log history

Logs streamed and stored in SQLite. Search across all containers with configurable retention and export any time.

Discord alerting

Get notified on crash, OOM kill, and unexpected restart. Alerts are configurable per-container from the Settings page.

Image update detection

Checks Docker Hub and GHCR for newer image digests on a configurable schedule. Dashboard badges and Discord alerts when updates are found.

Container & stack actions

Start, stop, restart, or pull & restart any container or entire Compose stack directly from the dashboard — no terminal required.

Built-in authentication

A first-run setup wizard locks the dashboard behind a username and password. bcrypt-hashed credentials, signed session cookies — no extra proxy needed.

Self-hosted & private

Runs entirely on your machine. No data leaves your network. No cloud account, no API key, no telemetry.

How it compares

Nestview vs. the alternatives

	Nestview	Portainer CE	Grafana stack
Zero config	✓	✓	✗ requires setup
Log search	✓	✗	✓ (Loki)
Discord alerts	✓ built-in	✗	✗ needs plugin
Built-in authentication	✓ setup wizard	✓	✗ external required
Resource footprint	Minimal	Moderate	Heavy
External database	✓ SQLite only	MySQL / Postgres	InfluxDB / Loki
Deploy method	`docker compose up`	installer / agent	multi-service stack

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