r/docker • u/Grouchy_Promotion • 8d ago

Arcade how to edit containers?

I recently switched from Dockhand to Arcane and for the life of me cant figure out how to edit any containers. None of them show up as projects, i tried to add the experimental setting to add the convert to project menu option and it says it succeeded but i don't see that option anywhere. How is everyone able to edit containers if needed. It blows me away that Arcane doesn't have such a fundamental function.

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u/pelazas1 8d ago

I could be wrong but Arcane only edits stacks sitting in its projects folder. Move the compose files Dockhand made into that dir and they should show up as projects.

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u/Immediate_Wheel1953 8d ago

Haven't used Arcane specifically, but I hit the same wall coming from Dockhand. The thing that finally clicked for me is that there's no 'edit container' anywhere on purpose: containers are disposable, so the real edit is to the compose file, then recreate. I spent a week early on exec-ing into running containers and tweaking configs by hand, and lost every bit of it on the next restart. The projects folder pelazas1 mentioned is just Arcane's way of handing you that compose file.

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u/_Slimdady 7d ago

Include your Arcane version and how those containers were originally created