Keeping .yaml files up to date...

For those of you that use docker, how do you make sure your docker-compose.yml (and possibly .env) files stay current with the project's ongoing up…

This is new:

https://github.com/dkorecko/PatchPanda

Self-hostable Docker Compose stack update manager.

And

when you choose to update, PatchPanda edits compose/.env files and runs docker compose pull and docker compose up -d for the target stack. You can also view live log.

Discovered in the latest Self Host Weekly:

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-11-28/

I have not tried it myself tho.

Hmmm I’ve heard of it but haven’t tried it. I’ll dip my toe, thanks!

PatchPanda

I too saw PatchPanda on selfh.st and it is on my watch list. The only thing holding me back is that it isn’t out of beta yet. So, I’m waiting on other selfhosters to plow that field before I deploy. It does look like it would solve a lot of problems tho.