Dockge or ix-app

Apps and Virtualization
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I have two apps on my TrueNAS 24.04 from TrueCharts running.
Is it better to run those under dockge or as an ix-app on TrueNAS 24.10?
What happens to those apps, when I upgrade to 24.10?

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If/when you upgrade to 24.10, any TrueCharts apps will go away. I understand from their posts that those apps will become unrecoverable at that point. Take whatever action you wish to migrate them first. TrueCharts have published a migration guide here:
https://truecharts.org/clustertool/migrations/scale-config-only/

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Thanks for the info.
Than I will set those two apps new.
What is the better choise here, dockge or ix-application?

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What apps are you installing?

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I have Duplicati and Grocy from TrueCharts on my TrueNAS

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Do you want to point and click to install an app? Or do you want to paste in a Compose file? If the former, use an app; if the latter, Dockge or Portainer.

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Got it. I don’t know if there is necessarily a better option as opposed to personal preference. There are two native methods to install a custom app in 24.10, via wizard or Compose YAML. Installing Custom Applications | TrueNAS Documentation Hub

Additionally, you can install dockge or Portainer as an app and use that to manage your docker containers.

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Tested Duplicati under Dockge in a VM with TrueNAS 24.10
So I will go for Dockge after upgrading 24.04 to 24.10.

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There is no “best” way. I go for compose so as to not introduce additional issues/dependencies. Others go for portainer or dockge. Others use the built in apps. I like the flexibility to configure and set up the app as I want it. No “right” or “best” way.

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Using Dockge or Portainer does not introduce dependencies.

They are just front-ends to the commands you type to configure Docker.

So your apps will still run/start if you delete Dockge or Portainer.

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Perhaps a bad choice of words, I know what they are. Issues/dependencies was more a reference to the built in apps which I did use a long time ago but the endless problems they cause with decisions I would not have made are not the way I do things. So, I don’t use the apps as I want them to run my way, with my database not postgres, with caddy not tailscale, etc. I run custom compose files without using any tools to create yaml or anything else. And I don’t need help managing my stacks. I don’t want more tools and for me, don’t see any need for them. My opinion, you don’t have to agree. Do what works for you. That’s the beauty of Eel, you now have more flexibility IMHO.

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Accurate for Dockge at least. Portaiber is a bit more opaque.