Hoister
Automated container deployments

Deploy Docker images
without the toil

Hoister watches your container registry and automatically updates running containers when a new image is pushed — with built-in rollback if something goes wrong.

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Auto-updates
Detects new image digests and rolls out without any manual steps.
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Auto-rollback
Health check fails? Hoister restores the previous container automatically.
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Notifications
Get alerts via Slack, Telegram, Discord, or email on every deploy.

Connect a Docker Compose stack

Sign in to /tokens to mint an agent token, then add this service to your existing docker-compose.yaml:

services:
  hoister:
    image: emrius11/hoister:latest
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    environment:
      # Until the public :latest image picks up the new default,
      # set the controller URL explicitly:
      HOISTER_CONTROLLER_URL: "https://api.hoister.io"
      HOISTER_CONTROLLER_TOKEN: "hst_<paste-your-token-here>"
      HOISTER_HOSTNAME: "<this-host-name>"
      # Opt in to forwarding container log tails for crashed containers:
      # HOISTER_REPORT_LOGS: "true"

The HOISTER_CONTROLLER_URL override will become unnecessary once the public emrius11/hoister:latest image is bumped to the cloud-aware build.

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