Ouroboros

What is Ouroboros?

Ouroboros is an all-encompassing tool designed to effortlessly update running Docker containers with the newest available image. Leveraging its robust capabilities, users can seamlessly monitor their Docker environments, automatically deploying the latest or specified image versions across their containers without the need for manual intervention

Highlights

• Automated Container Updates: Ouroboros continuously monitors the running Docker containers and updates them to the latest or a specific tagged image available in the remote registry, preserving the original container configurations
• Holistic Container Management: The tool retains all the original parameters used when the container was first created, such as volume/bind mounts, network connections, environment variables, restart policies, entrypoints, and commands, ensuring a seamless update process
• Notification System: Ouroboros provides a comprehensive notification system, allowing users to receive updates through a variety of platforms, courtesy of the Apprise integration
• Metrics and Monitoring: The tool offers built-in support for serving metrics, enabling users to track trends and monitor the performance of their Docker environment, with integrations for Prometheus and InfluxDB
• Streamlined Deployment: Ouroboros eliminates the need for complex deployment scripts, simplifying the process of updating Docker containers. Users can simply push their image to the registry and wait for the defined interval, allowing Ouroboros to handle the autonomous redeployment.