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Dev tools · October 13, 2023

darklens

Lightweight container viewer

darklens launched on October 13, 2023 with 162 votes, #291 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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What it does

docker logs and docker inspect in an easy to use GUI darklens allows you to access your container logs and configs without SSH access. You can track your containerized services in a centralized UI. darklens' agent is easy to set up with 3 simple steps.

Lightweight container viewer. Contribute to dyrector-io/darklens development by creating an account on GitHub.

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