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Container hosting with Docker — rootless and isolated

Run containers per website — powered by rootless Podman, isolated and reachable only through the site’s own domain proxy. As an opt-in extension, the panel core stays lean.

Containers, without the bloat

The Docker extension brings per-website container hosting to the panel — rootless, secure and with no Docker daemon in the core. The runtime is installed only on servers where the extension is enabled.

  • Rootless Podman — no root daemon
  • One container = one website (app type)
  • Reachable only via the nginx domain proxy
  • Package limits: containers, RAM, CPU, disk
  • CVE gate on deploy (Grype)
  • Volumes in backup, no daemon by default
Capabilities

Everything container hosting needs

Secure by default, easy from the panel UI.

Rootless isolation

Containers run as the website’s Linux user — cap-drop, no-new-privileges, seccomp/AppArmor and cgroup limits.

Domain proxy

Internal port on 127.0.0.1 — reachable only via the nginx proxy of the site’s own domain. No host networking, no open ports.

CVE gate (Grype)

Images are scanned for vulnerabilities with Grype on deploy; critical CVEs block the deploy — the threshold is configurable.

Package limits

The admin sets per plan: number of containers, RAM, CPUs and disk per container (0 = unlimited).

Backup & restore

Persistent volumes and the container definition go into the existing backup system; restore included.

UI management

Deploy an image, set env vars/volumes/ports, start/stop/restart, logs and status — all from the panel UI, no Docker socket for customers.

In detail

More details

  • Rootless Podman runtime (uidmap, fuse-overlayfs, passt)
  • Registry allowlist for permitted image sources
  • Environment variables and persistent data volumes
  • Live status, health and logs per container
  • Egress control against abuse
  • Automatic cleanup on site/customer deletion
  • Runtime installed only on enabled servers
  • No Docker socket access for customers
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Security

Isolation, WAF, firewall, 2FA and more.

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Backup & recovery

Incremental, encrypted, with disaster recovery.

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DNS & SSL

PowerDNS, DNSSEC and Let’s Encrypt included.

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FAQ

Questions about container hosting

Who is container hosting for?

For apps that don’t fit the classic PHP/shared-hosting model — Node.js/Python backends with their own dependencies, microservices, or pre-built images. enconf runs them isolated per website, without you having to set up a separate server or Docker host.

What is Docker web hosting?

Web hosting where a website or app doesn’t run directly on the server, but inside its own container with a precisely defined runtime environment. At enconf, every container runs rootless via Podman as the respective website’s Linux user and is reachable only through that site’s domain proxy — no host networking, no open ports.

Can I host Docker containers with cPanel?

cPanel/WHM has no native container feature — Docker support isn’t part of its core and has to be built with separate add-on solutions. enconf offers Docker/Podman containers per website directly in the panel UI, rootless and with no extra module: deploy an image, set env vars/volumes/ports, done.

Container hosting in 5 minutes.

14-day free trial · Rootless & secure · Made in Germany

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