Improve projects support by jesseduffield · Pull Request #774 · jesseduffield/lazydocker

jesseduffield · 2026-03-15T03:34:54Z

Allows selecting from multiple projects in the projects panel.
Allows adding -p argument to specify project on lazydocker startup
Infers services/projects from running containers
Correctly shows current project.

Should fix the following issues:
Core multi-project support:

Switching projects #189 — Switching projects
Project is not shown correctly #187 — Project is not shown correctly
Compose projects improvements #612 — Compose projects improvements

Service-to-container cross-contamination bug:

Service and Container correlation is broken #122 — Service and Container correlation is broken
The Docker Compose project has issues. #617 — The Docker Compose project has issues
Project selected is incorrect despite running lazydocker from project root #289 — Project selected is incorrect despite running lazydocker
from project root

Container scoping by project:

Scope containers to project #565 — Scope containers to project

-p flag support:

Support passing docker compose project name as arg #626 — Support passing docker compose project name as arg
Can I pass a flag to set the Project Name to something ? #520 — Can I pass a flag to set the Project Name?
Custom compose project name not handled properly #361 — Custom compose project name not handled properly

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Pull request overview

This PR enhances lazydocker’s Docker Compose “projects” support by discovering multiple projects from running containers, allowing project selection in the UI, and adding a startup -p/--project flag to preselect a project.

Changes:

Add project discovery (from container labels) and project-aware filtering for services/containers.
Add project selection UX (selectable project list, focus-driven expansion) and selection callbacks.
Propagate project context into compose commands (via -p) and adjust refresh ordering to support discovery.

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File	Description
pkg/i18n/english.go	Adds a new translation string for non-local service management errors.
pkg/gui/views.go	Enables highlighting/selection styling for the project panel.
pkg/gui/services_panel.go	Filters services by selected project; blocks some non-local operations; injects selected project into project up/down/bulk commands.
pkg/gui/project_panel.go	Converts project panel into a selectable list of discovered projects; re-filters dependent panels on selection; injects project into logs/config.
pkg/gui/panels/side_list_panel.go	Adds `OnSelect` callback invoked on selection changes.
pkg/gui/layout.go	Refocus logic updated to use the full list panel set.
pkg/gui/gui.go	Refresh order changed so containers/services refresh before projects.
pkg/gui/containers_panel.go	Filters containers by selected project; adjusts service/container association to include project.
pkg/gui/arrangement.go	Makes project panel expand when focused (accordion-like behavior).
pkg/config/app_config.go	Adds `ProjectName` to app config and threads it through construction.
pkg/config/app_config_test.go	Updates tests for new `NewAppConfig` signature.
pkg/commands/service.go	Adds `ProjectName` to `Service`.
pkg/commands/docker.go	Core logic: derive services/projects from containers, merge with compose services, add `-p` injection support.
pkg/cheatsheet/generate.go	Updates `NewAppConfig` call signature.
main.go	Adds `-p/--project` flag and passes it into config.
docker-compose.yml	Removes the compose file `version` field.

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pkg/commands/docker.go

@@ -312,6 +432,7 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) GetServices() ([]*Service, error) {
 		services[i] = &Service{
 			Name:          str,
 			ID:            str,


pkg/gui/services_panel.go

+	project, _ := gui.Panels.Projects.GetSelectedItem()
 	return gui.createConfirmationPanel(gui.Tr.Confirm, gui.Tr.ConfirmUpProject, func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		cmdStr := utils.ApplyTemplate(
 			gui.Config.UserConfig.CommandTemplates.Up,
-			gui.DockerCommand.NewCommandObject(commands.CommandObject{}),
+			gui.DockerCommand.NewCommandObject(commands.CommandObject{Project: project}),


pkg/commands/docker.go

+	// Derive services from container labels (covers all projects)
+	services := c.GetServicesFromContainers(containers)
+
+	var composeServices []*Service
+	if c.InDockerComposeProject {


pkg/commands/docker.go

+		for _, ctr := range containers {
+			if ctr.ProjectName == "" || ctr.ServiceName == "" {
+				continue
+			}


pkg/commands/docker.go

+		defaultObj.DockerCompose = fmt.Sprintf("%s -p %s", defaultObj.DockerCompose, obj.Service.ProjectName)
+	} else if obj.Project != nil && obj.Project.Name != "" {
+		defaultObj.DockerCompose = fmt.Sprintf("%s -p %s", defaultObj.DockerCompose, obj.Project.Name)


pkg/gui/project_panel.go

+func (gui *Gui) renderDockerComposeConfig(project *commands.Project) tasks.TaskFunc {
 	return gui.NewSimpleRenderStringTask(func() string {
-		return utils.ColoredYamlString(gui.DockerCommand.DockerComposeConfig())
+		return utils.ColoredYamlString(gui.DockerCommand.DockerComposeConfigForProject(project))


pkg/gui/project_panel.go

+	project, _ := gui.Panels.Projects.GetSelectedItem()
+	c, err := gui.DockerCommand.ViewAllLogs(project)


pkg/gui/services_panel.go

+	if !gui.isServiceFromLocalProject(service) && service.Container == nil {
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.Tr.CannotManageNonLocalService)
+	}
+
 	return gui.WithWaitingStatus(gui.Tr.StartingStatus, func() error {


pkg/commands/docker.go

+		// Fall back to directory name
+		if c.LocalProjectName == "" && c.Config.ProjectDir != "" {
+			c.LocalProjectName = path.Base(c.Config.ProjectDir)
+		}


pkg/commands/docker.go

+		services = append(services, &Service{
+			Name:          ctr.ServiceName,
+			ID:            ctr.ServiceName,


brtwrst · 2026-03-15T09:29:49Z

This is a big regression for me, I am no longer able to use lazydocker to get a quick list of all containers that are running on the system, because I am always forced into the "Project" view, regardless if the current folder is a docker-compose Project folder or not. See also #775

This MR contains the following updates: | Package | Update | Change | |---|---|---| | [jesseduffield/lazydocker](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker) | minor | `v0.24.4` → `v0.25.0` | MR created with the help of [el-capitano/tools/renovate-bot](https://gitlab.com/el-capitano/tools/renovate-bot). **Proposed changes to behavior should be submitted there as MRs.** --- ### Release Notes <details> <summary>jesseduffield/lazydocker (jesseduffield/lazydocker)</summary> ### [`v0.25.0`](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker/releases/tag/v0.25.0) [Compare Source](jesseduffield/lazydocker@v0.24.4...v0.25.0) #### Changelog - [`b65137a`](jesseduffield/lazydocker@b65137a) Add claude settings file - [`26ce871`](jesseduffield/lazydocker@26ce871) Improve projects support - [`2ebe384`](jesseduffield/lazydocker@2ebe384) Merge pull request [#774](jesseduffield/lazydocker#774) from jesseduffield/better-project-support </details> --- ### Configuration 📅 **Schedule**: Branch creation - At any time (no schedule defined), Automerge - At any time (no schedule defined). 🚦 **Automerge**: Disabled by config. Please merge this manually once you are satisfied. ♻ **Rebasing**: Whenever MR becomes conflicted, or you tick the rebase/retry checkbox. 🔕 **Ignore**: Close this MR and you won't be reminded about this update again. --- - [ ] If you want to rebase/retry this MR, check this box --- This MR has been generated by [Renovate Bot](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate).

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		c, err := gui.DockerCommand.ViewAllLogs(project)

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