How to install Komodo with Docker and manage several hosts

Komodo is a Rust web application that manages containers, compose stacks and image builds across as many servers as you want. You install it with an official compose file that starts MongoDB, the Core server on port 9120 and the Periphery agent, then add each extra machine with an onboarding key.

August 31, 2026 12 min 2

Tools

Komodo vs Portainer vs Dockge: which Docker manager to choose in 2026

Dockge edits your compose files and leaves them untouched on disk; Portainer is the mature all-round console, with roles and GitOps reserved for Business Edition, free up to three nodes; Komodo deploys from Git across several servers with nothing held back for paying users, at the cost of a database and one agent per machine.

August 31, 2026 12 min 2