uncloud

A lightweight tool for deploying and managing containerised applications across a network of Docker hosts. Bridging the gap between Docker and Kubernetes ✨

⭐ 5,134 stars on GitHub · 🍴 151 forks · 📜 License: apache-2.0 · 💻 Language: Go

What is uncloud?

A standout opensource self-host project on GitHub — host on your own server for full control over your data and costs.

Main components

• Deploy anywhere: Combine cloud VMs, dedicated servers, and bare metal into a unified computing environment,
• Docker Compose: Familiar Docker Compose format for defining services and volumes. No
• Zero-downtime deployments: Rolling updates without service interruption. Automatic rollback on failure is coming
• Unregistry integration: Build and push your Docker images directly to
• Service discovery: Built-in DNS server resolves service names to container IPs.
• Persistent storage: Run stateful services with Docker volumes managed across machines.
• Zero-config private network: Automatic WireGuard mesh with peer discovery and NAT traversal. Containers get unique
• No control plane: Fully decentralised design eliminates single points of failure and reduces operational overhead.

The biggest strength is active opensource community — fast bug fixes, regular features, no abandonment risk.

Best for self-host enthusiasts wanting to try a strong-community opensource project.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ containers
• 🏷️ deployment
• 🏷️ devops
• 🏷️ docker
• 🏷️ docker-compose
• 🏷️ golang
• 🏷️ kubernetes
• 🏷️ orchestration
• 🏷️ self-hosted

📸 Screenshots

Quick install

See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:

git clone https://github.com/psviderski/uncloud.git
cd uncloud
docker build -t uncloud .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 uncloud

Minimum system requirements

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: psviderski/uncloud
• 🌐 Homepage: https://uncloud.run
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 05/05/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.