SEC.01
The playbook
The run starts read-only: the recon probes decide what happens next. The steps that follow are adapted to the distribution and state found — a real machine is rarely clean.
- 01reconDocker and the compose plugin present (prerequisite)
- 02reconDockge already deployed? existing compose.yaml in /opt/dockge?
- 03reconexisting stacks in /opt/stacks (to preserve)
- 04reconport 5001 free?
- 05actCreate the directoriesverify
- 06actWrite /opt/dockge/compose.yamlverify
- 07actRun Dockgeverify
SEC.02
What it verifies
Each step ships its own check. The run only moves on when the check passes, so what the recipe reports as done is what is actually on the server.
- 01verifyCreate the directoriesVerified by
test -d /opt/stacks && test -d /opt/dockge && echo ok - 02verifyWrite /opt/dockge/compose.yamlVerified by
docker compose -f /opt/dockge/compose.yaml config -q && echo ok - 03verifyRun DockgeVerified by
curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://127.0.0.1:5001/
SEC.03
Guardrails
Non-negotiable instructions the run must respect, whatever it finds on the server.
If Docker or the compose plugin is missing: stop and tell the user to run the "Docker Engine" recipe first (do not install it on the fly). The Docker socket grants root access: Dockge only listens on 127.0.0.1:5001 (SSH tunnel or reverse proxy with auth). The admin account is created on the first visit: tell the user. Do not touch existing stacks in /opt/stacks.
SEC.04
How a recipe runs in Servor
Servor is zero-knowledge: the platform cannot execute anything on its own. When you launch this recipe, a run reads the reconnaissance, plans the steps and asks for your approval. Each approved command is signed by your browser — with a key the server never sees — then relayed verbatim to the agent, which verifies the signature locally before executing.
search by intent — type “firewall”, get ufw
- 01Read-only reconnaissance before any change
- 02Every command signed by your browser, approved by you
- 03Each step verified before the run moves on, every run kept in the history
SEC.05
Deploy on Servor button
Maintain Dockge or a project that needs it? Put this button in your README or on your site: one click and your users install it on their own server.
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- 03PodmanPodman (daemonless containers, rootless capable), verified.
- 04PortainerPortainer CE (LTS) Docker management web UI, admin preconfigured.
- 05k3s (lightweight Kubernetes)Single-node k3s cluster. Destructive: configures networking and a container runtime.
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