Hi everyone,
I recently started using Dockwatch for my container management, and since I couldn’t find a dedicated integration for Home Assistant, I decided to build one. This is actually the second integration I’ve put together, and while it’s still a work in progress, it’s been working great for my setup.
To be completely transparent: I am not a developer. I built this heavily relying on AI and some late-night “vibe coding” because I really needed it for my own dashboard and wanted to share it with the community.
How it works: The integration connects to your Dockwatch API and automatically creates sensors for all your containers. You’ll get real-time status updates (Running, Stopped, etc.), along with aggregate sensors showing the total number of containers currently “Up” or “Down”. I’ve also included extra details in the attributes, like image names and uptime, which look awesome with Mushroom Cards.
You can find the repository and installation instructions here:
GitHub - tenda96/Dockwatch-HA-integration: A professional Home Assistant custom integration to monitor Docker containers via Dockwatch API. · GitHub
I’ve reached out to the official Dockwatch team, but since they don’t use Home Assistant themselves, they aren’t planning an official version yet. My hope is that if enough people find this useful, they might eventually consider taking it over!
I strongly encourage you to try it out and leave feedback or open issues on GitHub. Since I’m not a pro coder, it might take me a moment to figure out complex fixes, but any suggestion is incredibly helpful.