A script checking updates for docker images without pulling
Then selectively auto-update containers.

With features like excluding specific containers, filter by name, auto-prune dangling images and more.

🔔 Recent changes

• v0.3.0: Added option -d N, age (days) new images have to be before being pulled and updated.
• v0.2.6: regctl check / download logic changed. Now using the scripts directory as primary location.
• v0.2.5: Added a new option -s to include stopped containers in the check for updates.
• v0.2.4: Fixed a bug with the Exclude-logic to only exclude exact matches. Added a counter.
• v0.2.3: Added a self updating function (curl/git) and a ugly changenote-message for updates.
• v0.2.2: Fixed breaking errors with multi-compose, odd breakage and working dir error.
• v0.2.1: Added option to exclude a list of containers.
• v0.2.1: Added multi-compose support (eg. override).
• v0.2.0: Fixed error with container:tag definition.
• v0.1.9: Fixed custom env-support.

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Dependencies

Running docker (duh) and compose, either standalone or plugin.
regclient/regctl (Licensed under Apache-2.0 License)
User will be prompted to download regctl if not in PATH or PWD

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dockcheck.sh

$ ./dockcheck.sh -h
 Syntax:     dockcheck.sh [OPTION] [part of name to filter] 
 Example:    dockcheck.sh -y -d 10 -e nextcloud,heimdall
 
 Options:
 -h     Print this Help.
 -a|y   Automatic updates, without interaction.
 -n     No updates, only checking availability.
 -e X   Exclude containers, separated by comma.
 -d N   Only update to new images that are N+ days old. Lists too recent with +prefix. 2xSlower.
 -p     Auto-Prune dangling images after update.
 -r     Allow updating images for docker run, wont update the container.
 -s     Include stopped containers in the check. (Logic: docker ps -a).

Basic example:

$ ./dockcheck.sh
. . .
Containers on latest version:
glances
homer

Containers with updates available:
1) adguardhome
2) syncthing
3) whoogle-search

Choose what containers to update:
Enter number(s) separated by comma, [a] for all - [q] to quit:

Then it proceedes to run pull and up -d on every container with updates.
After the updates are complete, you'll get prompted if you'd like to prune dangling images.

⚠️ -r flag disclaimer and warning

Wont auto-update the containers, only their images. (compose is recommended)
docker run dont support using new images just by restarting a container.
Containers need to be manually stopped, removed and created again to run on the new image.

🔨 Known issues

• No detailed error feedback (just skip + list what's skipped).
• Not respecting --profile options when re-creating the container.
• Not working well with containers created by Portainer.

dc_brief.sh

Just a brief, slimmed down version of the script to only print what containers got updates, no updates or errors.

License

dockcheck is created and released under the GNU GPL v3.0 license.

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Check out a spinoff project: Palleri/DCW for a WebUI-front with exporters and notifications.

Special Thanks

• 🦬 t0rnis
• 🐆 Palleri