Self-host Dozzle

A real-time log viewer for Docker containers that streams logs in the browser with search, filtering, container grouping and optional multi-host agents. It is a single container that reads the Docker socket; login, container actions and shell access are off until you enable them.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 128 MB of RAM
• A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
• Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install

Run these commands on your server:

copy# Dozzle — reads logs over the Docker socket; /data keeps settings and users
docker run -d --name dozzle --restart unless-stopped \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v dozzle_data:/data \
  -p 8080:8080 amir20/dozzle:latest
# →  http://SERVER_IP:8080 — the first-run wizard offers to turn on login; do it
# before exposing the port, since the socket mount is root-equivalent

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