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24 alternatives to Docker-Blue-Green-Runner

From your source code to zero-downtime deployment in no time

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Docker-Blue-Green-Runner launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    docker-compose is great for single node docker deployments, but it doesn't have a feature that would allow zero downtime deployments. It's not possible to deploy often if your app goes down every time, and using Kubernetes/Nomad/Swarm on a single node is an overkill. I created this Docker plugin to be a drop-in replacement for the restart command in usual docker-compose deployment scripts. It performs a simple rolling deployment of a single service.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    zero▲94

    One command to deploy Docker containers to your own server

    Apr 2026 · shipzero.sh · its alternatives →

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    #!/usr/bin/env docker run. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

    2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    CNO▲68

    Ship apps confidently to Production in Kubernetes

    2023 · cno.app · its alternatives →

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    ohai! I've released Lightwhale 3, which is possibly the easiest way to self-host Docker containers. It's a free, immutable Linux system purpose-built to live-boot straight into a working Docker Engine, thereby shortcutting the need for installation, configuration, and maintenance. Its simple design makes it easy to learn, and its low memory footprint should make it especially attractive during these times of RAMageddon. If this has piqued your interest, do check it out, along with its easy-to-follow Getting Started guide. In any event, have a nice day! =)

    Apr 2026 · lightwhale.asklandd.dk · its alternatives →

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    I have been building https://github.com/openrundev/openrun for the last few years and recently added Kubernetes support https://openrun.dev/docs/container/kubernetes. OpenRun is a declarative web app deployment platform, built for teams to deploy internal tools. There are many tools which try to simplify application deployments, but not many support declarative deployments. Even if app sources are fetched from git, creating new apps or updating app config requires imperative commands. Kubernetes is the dominant declarative approach, but it takes…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Convert your Docker Compose file to Kubernetes or OpenShift

    2017 · kompose.io · its alternatives →

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    Docker to Kubernetes in one command. Contribute to redspread/spread development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run KolibriOS, Linux or Windows 98 in your browser

    2022 · copy.sh · its alternatives →

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    Dev environments, in your web app

    2023 · webcontainers.io · its alternatives →

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    This project addresses the inefficiencies of traditional Dockerfile-based container builds where each customization layer creates storage bloat through duplicate dependencies from repeated apt-get install commands, network inefficiency from redundant package downloads across different images, and slow iteration cycles requiring full rebuilds of all previous steps. Our solution enables building minimal base images from scratch using debootstrap that precisely include only required components in the initial build, while allowing creation of specialized variants (Java, Kafka, etc.) from these…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Deploy Docker apps instantly—no Kubernetes, no YAML.

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    All-in-one, multi-tenant serverless JavaScript runtime. - losfair/blueboat

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I thought it'd be nice if my friends and elders can run Docker containers as easy as using Facebook. The idea is for them to fill in some details, click Deploy Now, and the app should be live in a few secs. https://www.casadila.com Video introduction: https://youtu.be/RYLZsBI3Wus Video example of how a Hello World app is deployed: https://youtu.be/6TEAFajMxus Step by step guide to running a WordPress instance: https://www.casadila.com/docs/how-to-set-up-wordpress I've just opened this up for beta testing. What's your thoughts? Is…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    **Abandoned** A pretty clear winner is emerging in this field and Fleet is now dead -- use Kubernetes instead! ~~An opinionated Golang HTTP service for automating zero downtime deploys to a Fleet cluster~~ - bmorton/deployster

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bringing serverless to containers

    2019 · cloud.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Envoyer▲76

    Zero Downtime PHP Deployment

    2015 · envoyer.io · its alternatives →

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    Starting from version 3.0, it comes with a high availabilty (=safe)

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dockerized is like npx for unix tools: Run popular cli tools without installation. Example: dockerized npm init dockerized python2 somescript.py Run an older version of a tool: NODE_VERSION=15.0 dockerized node Use cases: - Maintaining multiple versions of an app - Installing without polluting host machine - Quickly run some commands you may not have installed Features: - intuitive use. Just the original command, but with 'dockerized' in front. - dockerized apps can access the current directory and read/modify files, just like native apps. - no need to know which docker image this…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! We launched sliplane.io, where deploying Docker containers is super simple and wallet-friendly. With our Pay-per-Server approach, you can host as many containers as you want on each server at a set price - no huge surprise bills, just straightforward Docker hosting. You simply connect your Github repository and we do the rest that you expect from a PaaS, SSL by default, automatic deployments, backups of your storage etc. Pricing starts at 9€/month for 2vCPU, 2GB RAM, 40 GB Disk, 2 TB Egress. Cheers, Jonas

    2025 · sliplane.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I've been building Nucleus, a lightweight Linux container runtime focused on two workloads: ephemeral AI-agent sandboxes and declarative NixOS services. It's a single Rust binary, no daemon. It is not a Docker replacement and not a strict subset of Docker either. I dropped the entire image-and-distribution half (no Dockerfile, no layers, no registry, no pull/push, no persistent storage layer) in exchange for going deeper on isolation and reproducibility. The rootfs is either a directory copied into tmpfs (agent mode) or a Nix-built closure mounted read-only (production mode). If…

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A fast, rootless sandbox and virtual resource runtime for any workload, including untrusted and AI-generated code. Daemonless: a real, kernel-enforced container in ~3.5 ms from an OCI image, out of one static binary - getkern/kern

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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