Dockge to Dockhand

[angeloschat]

I want to move to Dockhand from Dockge.
Dockge keeps the compose files (stacks in Dockhand) under /opt/stacks/name/ with compose.yaml file and optionally .env file
The default Dockhand volume is - dockhand_data:/app/data.
If I mount the /opt/stacks:/app/data will Dockhand "take over" the stacks from Dockge and show them as internal?
That would be great.

[BartschLabs]

Edit: Somebody has already tried it: #8 (comment)

@angeloschat, I kinda doubt it will. My guess is that the Dockhand stacks internal records are stored in the database, with the files that comprise the stacks stored in /app/data/stacks.

It might not hurt to try. No need to point to your genuine compose files, though. Drop a copy of the Dockge compose files into the Dockhand /app/data/stacks folder. My guess is that Dockand will just ignore them and continue to show them as External.

Import is on the roadmap, though.

[jotka]

hi @angeloschat @BartschLabs

Adopt feature is almost ready, if you want to test a dev build fnsys/dockhand:7f310f84.
You will need your stacks dir(s) mapped to dockhand's container ofc.

[angeloschat]

Excellent! This is very nice feature.
Will test.
thanks

[RockyC36]

Is that what I was supposed to do? I just created a new environment, pointed it to my existing /opt/stacks, and Dockhand just started working.

I stopped Dockge (and Arcane) and everything seems to be working just fine.

[ckeschnat]

When I do a similar thing (I'm moving directories into the dockhand stacks directory) dockhand shows them as "untracked" under "Stacks". This "works", but I can't for example view/edit the compose file. When I then "adopt" it, the stack is shown as "internal".

[jotka]

yes, this is the intended behavior. Adopt -> Internal -> you can edit

[MrSiO]

Hi.
I did just that today.

Mount your actual docker-compose volume to:
your-docker-compose:/compose

The adopt them all from /compose

Only thing at this point I think was not able to fix is to make this the default location when you create a new docker-compose container. I need to switch folder manually.

[NukeThemTillTheyGlow]

Given the lack of updates and confusion about who will update Dockge going forward, Dockhand sounds great. But I spent a lot of time learning and configuring Dockge and setting up the underlying Proxmox VM and Docker too so I'd like to make sure I don't have to do that all over again. Is this ready for a semi-newbie?

and sequence to follow, please correct if I'm offbase:

1. Install Dockhand in the same Debian 13 VM as Docker and Dockge
2. Point Dockhand at /opt/stacks
3. Dockhand works or is there anything else to do?

ETA: I just found the docs online and this section seems to cover things well: https://dockhand.pro/manual/#stacks-import[](url)