d4s

Project Overview

D4S (D-Force) brings the power and ergonomics of K9s to the local Docker ecosystem, letting you manage containers like a pro without wrestling with verbose CLI commands.

Key Features

• Fancy UI: Modern Dracula theme with smooth navigation and live updates
• Keyboard-centric: Vim-like navigation (j/k), no mouse needed
• Full scope: Supports containers, images, volumes, and networks
• Compose-aware: Easily identify containers belonging to Compose projects
• Swarm-aware: Supports nodes, stacks, services, tasks, secrets, and ConfigMaps
• Remote via SSH tunnel: Manage remote Docker daemons over SSH
• Powerful search: Instant fuzzy filtering (/) and command palette (:)
• Live stats: Real-time CPU/Mem usage for containers and host
• Advanced logs: Streaming logs with auto-scroll, fullscreen, timestamps, and save to file

Target Audience

• Developers and operations engineers who use Docker daily
• Users who prefer keyboard-driven, efficient workflows
• Teams who need to manage remote Docker environments

Quick Start

# Quick install
curl -fsSL https://d4scli.io/install.sh | sh -s -- ~/.local/bin

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install jr-k/d4s/d4s

# Docker run
docker run --rm -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock ghcr.io/jr-k/d4s:latest

Core Advantages

• K9s-style ergonomics
• Keyboard-driven Vim-like navigation
• Full-stack management: Docker, Compose, and Swarm
• SSH remote management support