Published on 11/29/2025
LazyDocker, A Modern TUI for Docker Lovers
A useful tool for frontend developers who care about GUI and DX
Introduction
As a frontend developer, you probably love beautiful interfaces, clean UX, and intuitive developer tools. But nothing feels more old-school and painful than managing Docker the “hard way” typing long commands, remembering dozens of flags, switching between multiple terminal tabs, and constantly running:
docker ps
docker logs -f
docker exec -it ...
docker compose up -d
docker restart ...
docker image prune
This repetitive workflow kills productivity and creates unnecessary friction in your daily development process.
That’s exactly why tools like LazyDocker feel revolutionary.
LazyDocker is a terminal-based GUI (TUI) that gives you a visual dashboard for your containers, volumes, images, docker-compose services, and logs all inside a single clean interface.
This tool is especially great for developers who:
- work with microservices
- run multiple docker-compose files
- frequently check logs
- do production deployments with Docker
- want a GUI but don’t want to leave the terminal
I personally use LazyDocker every day both for local development and when I deploy to production. It saves a huge amount of time and makes the experience actually enjoyable.