{"id":9011,"date":"2026-03-24T09:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=9011"},"modified":"2026-05-12T05:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:01:48","slug":"hostinger-vps-how-to-manage-your-docker-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-vps-how-to-manage-your-docker-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Hostinger VPS: How to manage your Docker projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once a project is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/12040815-how-to-deploy-your-first-container-with-hostinger-docker-manager\/\">deployed<\/a> on your Hostinger VPS, you can manage its option and monitor performance directly from the <strong>Projects<\/strong> page. This allows you to perform essential maintenance tasks such as updating configurations, checking logs for troubleshooting, or stopping services without needing to use the command line.<\/p><h1 id=\"h-pre-requisites\">Pre-requisites<\/h1><ul>\n<li>An active Hostinger VPS with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8306612-how-to-use-the-docker-vps-template-at-hostinger\/\">Docker template<\/a> installed.<\/li>\n<li>At least one existing Docker project already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/12040815-how-to-deploy-your-first-container-with-hostinger-docker-manager\">deployed<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h1 id=\"h-access-the-hostinger-vps-docker-projects\">Access the Hostinger VPS Docker projects<\/h1><ol>\n<li>Navigate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPS<\/a> section on hPanel<\/li>\n<li>Select the server by clicking the <strong>Manage<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>In the left sidebar, click on <strong>Docker Manager<\/strong> and select the <strong>Projects<\/strong> sub-menu.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-hpanel-docker-manager-projects.png\" alt=\"Hostinger hPanel Docker Manager with Projects selected in the sidebar\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" data-media-id=\"9012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-hpanel-docker-manager-projects.png 268w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-hpanel-docker-manager-projects-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"h-review-project-information-and-status\">Review project information and status<\/h2><p>The <strong>Projects<\/strong> page provides a high-level overview of your deployments.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1027\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-01.png 1027w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-01-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-01-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-01-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px\" \/><\/p><p>The interface includes:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Browser terminal<\/strong>: Quick access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7978544-how-to-use-the-browser-terminal-in-hostinger\/\">VPS command line<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compose<\/strong>: A button to deploy new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/12040815-how-to-deploy-your-first-container-with-hostinger-docker-manager\/#h-deploy-additional-containers\">containers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project list<\/strong>: Displays the general information for each project:\n<ul>\n<li>An expandable button to shoe all the containers within the project.<\/li>\n<li>Project name.<\/li>\n<li>Access: Links to interact with the project directly &mdash; Open launches the project in a new browser tab, and Terminal opens the container&rsquo;s command-line interface without needing to go through the VPS browser terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Current Status (e.g., Running or Stopped).<\/li>\n<li>Documentation: Links to additional guides.<\/li>\n<li>Manage: A button to access more project settings.<\/li>\n<li>Options (&#8942;): A vertical three-dot menu containing action commands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-access-the-container-terminal\">Access the container terminal<\/h2><p>Each project in the list includes a Terminal link under the Access column. Clicking it opens a direct command-line interface into that specific container.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-00.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-00.png 700w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/05\/2026-05-12_12-00-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br>\nThis is useful when you need to:<\/p><ul>\n<li>Run application-specific CLI commands (e.g., artisan, wp-cli, npm).<\/li>\n<li>Inspect files or environment variables inside the container.<\/li>\n<li>Troubleshoot without switching to the full VPS browser terminal.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: This is the container&rsquo;s terminal, not the VPS host terminal. Commands run here are scoped to the container environment only.<\/div><h2 id=\"h-perform-management-actions\">Perform management actions<\/h2><p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Click the <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">Options<\/b> (<b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">&#8942;<\/b>) button next to a project to perform the following tasks:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Restart<\/strong>: Use this to reboot all containers within the project. This is helpful if an application becomes unresponsive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update<\/strong>: Select this to apply changes to your Docker Compose configuration. The system will recreate the containers with the updated settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stop<\/strong>: This action halts the running containers while keeping the configuration intact. Use this when you need to temporarily disable an application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>View logs<\/strong>: This opens a terminal-style window showing the real-time output of your container. It is the primary tool for troubleshooting errors or verifying successful startups.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delete<\/strong>: This <strong>permanently removes<\/strong> the project and its containers from your Hostinger VPS.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-manage-your-ai-provider-optional\">Manage your AI provider (optional)<\/h2><p>If your project utilizes nexos.ai or Oxylabs credits, additional management options appear below the project list:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Credit balances<\/strong>: View your remaining usage limits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy API keys<\/strong>: Retrieve credentials for your integrated services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rotate key<\/strong>: Generate a new API key for security purposes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top up<\/strong>: A button to add more credits to your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-docker-manager-manage-ai-provider.png\" alt=\"Hostinger Docker Manager panel to manage AI provider credits and API keys for nexos.ai and Oxylabs\" width=\"701\" height=\"193\" data-media-id=\"9014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-docker-manager-manage-ai-provider.png 1014w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-docker-manager-manage-ai-provider-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/03\/hostinger-docker-manager-manage-ai-provider-768x211.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p><p><span data-path-to-node=\"11,0\">Managing your <b data-path-to-node=\"11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"14\">Hostinger VPS<\/b> Docker environment ensures your applications run smoothly and stay up to date. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"11,2\"><span class=\"citation-286\">By regularly monitoring logs and updating configurations through the hPanel, you can maintain a stable production environment for your containerized services<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"11,4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Control your containerized projects and monitor performance directly from the Hostinger VPS Docker manager<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[297],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-docker-manager"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9011"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10489,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9011\/revisions\/10489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}