https://swarmcli.io/blog Docker Swarm operations, tooling and platform engineering, from the team behind SwarmCLI. en Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/swarmcli-changelog https://swarmcli.io/blog/swarmcli-changelog One page for what shipped and when: every SwarmCLI release from v1.0.0 to v2.0.1, every RBAC proxy release, and the date each chart joined the repository, with the changes that matter to an operator and a link to each release. Updated when a release lands. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/the-evolution-of-swarmcli-and-the-future-of-docker-swarm https://swarmcli.io/blog/the-evolution-of-swarmcli-and-the-future-of-docker-swarm From a weekend terminal hack to a platform for running Docker Swarm in production: the story of SwarmCLI, what v2.0.0 changes, SwarmCLI Charts, and where sovereign orchestration goes next. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/swarmcli-v2-0-0-is-here https://swarmcli.io/blog/swarmcli-v2-0-0-is-here SwarmCLI v2.0.0: a permanent free tier with the full Business Edition feature set on up to 3 nodes, one-command activation, a license bound to your swarm that you can move, and terminal polish. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-changelog-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-changelog-2026 Every Swarm-related change in Docker Engine 28.x and 29.x, with dates, taken from the official release notes: overlay networking and routing mesh reliability, Raft snapshots, secrets remounts, Pending fixes, and what each means for a running swarm. Updated when a release lands. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-gpu-nvidia-generic-resources https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-gpu-nvidia-generic-resources How to schedule GPU workloads on Docker Swarm: install the NVIDIA Container Toolkit, make nvidia the default runtime, advertise GPUs as generic resources, reserve them from a service or a stack file, and verify the task actually got the device. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-security-hardening-guide https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-security-hardening-guide The Docker Swarm security checklist in one place: never expose the daemon, mTLS and identity in front of it, secrets and autolock, encrypted overlays and firewall ports, image scanning, SBOMs and signing, and runtime hardening for every service. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/what-docker-swarm-costs-to-run-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/what-docker-swarm-costs-to-run-2026 The cost of a Docker Swarm is the cost of its nodes; there is no control-plane fee. Worked examples for 3, 5 and 10 nodes on published VPS prices, the EKS, GKE and AKS cluster fees you do not pay, electricity for self-hosted hardware at the Eurostat rate, and where the money actually goes. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/10-most-common-docker-swarm-issues-in-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/10-most-common-docker-swarm-issues-in-2026 Pending tasks, overlay networks that do not connect, lost manager quorum, disk pressure, image pulls, node churn, stuck rollouts, missing logs, secrets and edge hardware: the ten Docker Swarm issues we see most, each with its diagnosis and fix. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-best-practices-checklist https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-best-practices-checklist A one-page Docker Swarm best-practices checklist: managers and quorum, labels and placement, limits and reservations, updates and rollbacks, secrets, networks, logging, backups and upgrades, each line linking to the guide that explains it. Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/high-availability-databases-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/high-availability-databases-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 Databases run well on Docker Swarm when the data is on a pinned local volume and failover is the database’s own: streaming replicas and Patroni for PostgreSQL, Galera for MySQL, Sentinel for Redis, plus the backups that make it real. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/open-webui-ollama-docker-swarm https://swarmcli.io/blog/open-webui-ollama-docker-swarm Run Open WebUI and Ollama as a Docker Swarm stack: the stack file, GPU placement, persistent models and chats, a reverse proxy in front, and how to keep the UI on CPU nodes while the model runs where the GPU is. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-compose-to-swarm-migration-guide-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-compose-to-swarm-migration-guide-2026 When to move from Docker Compose to Swarm, how to convert a Compose file into a stack, run both side by side, cut traffic over with no downtime, and the pitfalls around volumes, ports and secrets. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-commands-reference https://swarmcli.io/blog/docker-swarm-commands-reference Every Docker Swarm command you use in practice, grouped by swarm, node, service, stack, secret, config and network, with the flags that matter and what the same action looks like in SwarmCLI. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/openclaw-end-to-end-installation-with-swarmcharts https://swarmcli.io/blog/openclaw-end-to-end-installation-with-swarmcharts Install OpenClaw on Docker Swarm with SwarmCLI and SwarmCLI Charts, from swarm init to shell access inside the running service. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/is-docker-swarm-maintained-and-supported-in-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/is-docker-swarm-maintained-and-supported-in-2026 Docker Swarm is not deprecated. Engine 29.8.0 shipped seven Swarm fixes in September 2026, SwarmKit is active, and Mirantis supports it. The dated evidence, and when Swarm is the wrong choice. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/helm-for-docker-swarm-managing-stacks-with-swarmcli-charts https://swarmcli.io/blog/helm-for-docker-swarm-managing-stacks-with-swarmcli-charts Finally, a package manager experience for Docker Swarm - add a repo, install a chart, override what you need. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/planning-to-move-from-docker-swarm-to-kubernetes https://swarmcli.io/blog/planning-to-move-from-docker-swarm-to-kubernetes Planning a Docker Swarm to Kubernetes migration? The reasons that hold up, the ones that do not, the hidden costs, and what Swarm with SwarmCLI already covers. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/self-hosting-15-apps-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/self-hosting-15-apps-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 Discover the ultimate 2026 homelab stack featuring 15+ self-hosted apps like Jellyfin, Immich, and Home Assistant running on Docker Swarm managed by SwarmCLI. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/aiops-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/aiops-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 A deployable monitoring stack for Docker Swarm: Prometheus with service discovery, cAdvisor and node-exporter on every node, the Docker daemon’s own metrics, Grafana provisioned from a config, the seven alerts that matter, and where AI-assisted summaries help. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://swarmcli.io/blog/platform-engineering-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 https://swarmcli.io/blog/platform-engineering-on-docker-swarm-in-2026 An internal developer platform on Docker Swarm, concretely: golden-path charts as the service catalogue, per-team access through the RBAC proxy, environments as stacks, a CI deploy that a developer never has to think about, shared monitoring and secrets, and what to leave out. Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT