Gantry documentation

Gantry is a native macOS app for managing and monitoring containers across every engine you use — local Docker, Docker over SSH, and Apple's container runtime — from one clean, fast interface. It is free, open source, and has no limits.

Tip
New here? Install Gantry, then jump to Containers or set up local DNS names so every container is reachable by name.

What you can do

  • See everything at a glance — a fleet dashboard with live CPU/memory sparklines and health issues that jump straight to the culprit, plus a menu-bar panel of running containers.
  • Manage every resource — containers, images, volumes, networks, and (on apple/container) machines, with live logs, stats, an interactive terminal, file browsing and process lists.
  • Reach services instantly — open a container in your browser or copy its ip:port in one click, and give containers real DNS names on apple/container.
  • Work across hosts — add remote Docker daemons over SSH with first-class key handling, an SFTP file browser and a host terminal.
  • Drive it from agents — a built-in MCP server and macOS App Intents make Gantry scriptable and AI-ready.

Requirements

  • macOS 26 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel.
  • For local Docker: Docker Desktop, Colima, OrbStack, or any daemon exposing the Docker socket.
  • For Apple's runtime: the apple/container CLI 1.0+ (Gantry can guide you through installing it).

Open source

Gantry is MIT-licensed and built with SwiftUI. The source, issues and releases live on GitHub.