What is Portarius?
Portarius was a passion project of mine, that I worked on for about a year. It was a mobile app, that connected to Portainer, a container management tool. The app was built using Flutter.
Why did I build it?
I built Portarius because I wanted to have a mobile app that I could use to manage my containers on the go. I was using Portainer at the time, and I wanted to have a more mobile-friendly experience.
Portarius 2.0
I was working on a new version of Portarius, that was going to be a complete rewrite of the app. It had a new design, and it was going to be more user-friendly. This is now also abandoned.
The code is available on Github under the alpha branch. You can check it out here.
Why did I abandon it?
I abandoned Portarius because I lost interest in the project. I was working on it alone, and I didn’t have the motivation to continue working on it. I also started working on other projects, and I didn’t have the time to maintain it.
What’s next?
I don’t have any plans to continue working on Portarius. I have not used Portainer in quite some time, and I don’t see myself using it in the future. I might revisit the project if I start using Portainer again, but for now, it’s on hold.
What do I use now?
For container management, I’m currently using Dockge. It does everything I need, has a nice UI (that also works on mobile), and supports multiple nodes. It’s a great alternative to Portainer, especially if you don’t want to pay for multiple nodes.