A quick edit to address something important and provide a disclaimer:
Thank you all for your feedback! This project was “vibecoded” with Cloude AI and serves more as a “proof of concept” for what could be achieved with AI assistance. I’m just a tech enthusiast, and I’m excited to continue exploring new possibilities. I understand there’s a real concern about “AI Slop,” but that’s exactly why I’m sharing this project with you all so that experts who are interested in the idea can offer guidance or even help improve it.
I’ve noticed that many people with home labs prefer to update their applications manually instead of relying on other apps that automate the process. Often, they have to check each one individually. That’s where Vigil comes in. The primary function of Vigil is to centralize the information and give users clear visibility of which applications are outdated, their current version, and the newer version available from several sources. This way, you can decide what and when to update.
To be honest, I hope it ends up being useful to others as it is for me.
If you have a few minutes, I’d really appreciate you trying it out and leaving a review or suggestions on the repo or even here. I’d do my best to answer most of the comments.
What’s your use case? Are you assuming users aren’t using Portainer or Arcane?
Hi comrademiao. I’m certainly not assuming anything. I’m pretty sure there might be other tools out there from reputable companies or devs. I just wanted to have a way to centralize the information about my apps and have a friendly dashboard so I could keep track of what is outdated and get a notification so I could manually update it. I’m not reinventing the wheel nor claiming anything extraordinary, but I thought maybe sharing this initiative with others would be useful somehow and would be a great opportunity to connect with other people.
I thought most people started out using Portainer or something similar. I’m curious what your tool added for you? It’s hard to believe you used docker but never used a manager.
No need to be defensive, I’m genuinely asking you pal
Haha, don’t worry, brother. I hardly ever get defensive, especially in the virtual world. We’re good.
I did start using Portainer and I’m continuing with it—I like it very much. Most of my apps are isolated in a dedicated LXC. I know it might sound counterproductive or even exaggerated, but I like it that way. I had a basic bash script that would text me whenever a new version of Jellyfin was available so I could check it out and update it. I started wondering how annoying it would be to copy that script for every app… so why not centralize it?
That’s when I thought, “Maybe I could use AI and see if it can build a simple app.” It was more about having fun with the tool and seeing what I could do without knowing much. Besides all the valid technical critiques, I think the end result was pretty decent and cool. It kind of allowed me to create something I could only dream of or go bankrupt paying someone to build. I’m sure there are other applications from more reputable sources that do the same, but I think the feeling of bringing an idea into reality is a really good one. Maybe now I can rethink about how to structure a new project, how to avoid some pitfalls and create something even more useful… or at least create a proof of concept so someone else can do it properly. Let’s keep in touch