upserve/docker-api

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1125 stars · 287 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A lightweight Ruby gem providing an object-oriented client for the Docker Engine Remote API, with every API method implemented. It also supports podman via its Docker-compatible API socket.

Use cases

• manage docker containers from ruby
• script docker operations in ruby
• build ruby tooling on top of the docker engine api
• control docker images and containers programmatically
• use podman from ruby via the docker-compatible socket
• automate container lifecycle in ruby applications

When to choose

• you need a full-featured, idiomatic Ruby wrapper for the Docker Engine API
• you want a lightweight client with minimal state caching
• you need SSL/TLS support and configurable Docker host connections
• you want to script or automate Docker from Ruby

When to avoid

• you need a Docker client for a language other than Ruby
• you only need to build and ship Docker images as Debian packages (consider the dockly gem instead)
• you require a client for a Docker version far newer than what the gem targets without verifying compatibility

Facets

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http-client developer-tools container-runtime developer-tools ruby docker-client docker-engine-api podman excon gem containers devops automation linux macos docker

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