Nestview

Nestview

Docker app from Gurthyy's Repository

Overview

Nestview is a lightweight, self-hosted Docker visibility and health tool for homelabbers. Zero-config autodiscovery of all running containers, a health dashboard, searchable log history, per-container CPU/memory/network stats, Discord alerting, and image update awareness, all from a single container with no manual service configuration required.

- Default port: 8484
- First run: A setup wizard will guide you through creating your admin account.

- Documentation: https://github.com/kylejschultz/nestview
- Discord: https://discord.gg/UQAZ3bJ6

Runtime arguments

Web UI
http://[IP]:[PORT:8484]
Network
bridge
Privileged
false

Template configuration

Web UI PortPorttcp

Port to access the Nestview web interface.

Target
8484
Default
8484
Value
8484
AppDataPathrw

Persistent storage for the Nestview database (SQLite) and configuration.

Target
/data
Default
/mnt/user/appdata/nestview
Value
/mnt/user/appdata/nestview
Docker SocketPathrw

Access to the Docker socket. Required for container autodiscovery, monitoring, and container restart functionality.

Target
/var/run/docker.sock
Default
/var/run/docker.sock
Value
/var/run/docker.sock
Stats Poll Interval (seconds)Variable

How often Nestview polls Docker for container stats. Leave blank to use the default (10 seconds).

Target
POLL_INTERVAL
Log Retention (days)Variable

How many days of container log history to keep. Leave blank to use the default (7 days). This value is only read on first run - set it before starting Nestview for the first time if you want a non-default value. Changes after initial setup must be made in the Nestview Settings UI.

Target
LOG_RETENTION_DAYS
TimezoneVariable

Timezone for log timestamps and scheduled tasks. Leave blank for UTC. Use a standard tz database name, e.g. America/Chicago or Europe/London.

Target
TZ
Secure CookiesVariable

Set to true if Nestview is behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy (Nginx, Caddy, Traefik). Leave blank otherwise.

Target
NESTVIEW_SECURE_COOKIES
Reset Admin PasswordVariable

Set to true to clear stored credentials and re-trigger the setup wizard on next start. Remove this value and restart the container again after completing setup.

Target
RESET_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Details

Repository
ghcr.io/kylejschultz/nestview:latest
Last Updated2026-06-01
First Seen2026-05-04

Run Nestview on Unraid.

Nestview is listed in Community Apps for Unraid OS. Explore Unraid to build a flexible home server, NAS, or homelab.