Lucas Berger
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Archived: - milestones/v1.0-ROADMAP.md (full phase details) Updated: - MILESTONES.md (new entry for v1.0) - PROJECT.md (requirements → Validated, Current State added) - ROADMAP.md (collapsed to one-line with archive link) - STATE.md (reset for next milestone) v1.0 Docker Control via Telegram shipped: - 5 phases, 12 plans, 5 days - Telegram bot with keyword commands - Docker socket integration via n8n Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Unraid Docker Manager
What This Is
A Telegram bot that lets you manage Docker containers on your Unraid server. Control containers from your phone without needing to open a laptop — check status, view logs, start/stop/restart/update containers via simple keyword commands.
Core Value
When you get a container update notification or notice a service is down, you can immediately investigate and act from your phone.
Requirements
Validated
- Send a message to the bot and receive a response — v1.0
- Check container status ("status") — v1.0
- Start a container by name — v1.0
- Stop a container by name — v1.0
- Restart a container by name — v1.0
- Update a container (pull new image, recreate) — v1.0
- View container logs with configurable line count — v1.0
- Bot only responds to your Telegram user ID — v1.0
Active
(None — v1.0 complete, define new requirements for v1.1)
Out of Scope
- Taking over Unraid notifications — keep existing notification system, this bot is for control
- Deploying new containers — manage existing only, not create new ones
- Natural language understanding — simple keyword matching sufficient, Claude API adds complexity
- Proactive monitoring/notifications — bot is reactive (you ask, it answers)
- Resource queries — "what's using the most memory?" deferred to future version
Current State
Shipped: v1.0 (2026-02-02) Tech stack: n8n workflow + Telegram Bot API + Docker socket Files: n8n-workflow.json (~3,200 lines), README.md
Context
Environment:
- Unraid server with Intel N100 CPU, 32GB RAM
- n8n container with Docker socket access
- Multiple Docker containers (Plex, Sonarr, lldap, etc.)
Constraints:
- Platform: Unraid (Docker-based)
- Orchestration: n8n (already running)
- Matching: Keyword/substring with exact-match priority
- Auth: Single user via Telegram ID
- Logs: Configurable line count, default 50, max 1000
Key Decisions
| Decision | Rationale | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Use keyword matching over NLU | Simple substring matching works well, Claude API adds complexity | ✓ Good |
| Use n8n for orchestration | Already running, handles Telegram webhooks | ✓ Good |
| Manage existing containers only | Keeps scope focused, deployment rarely needed from mobile | ✓ Good |
| Single user auth via Telegram ID | Simple security, only one person needs access | ✓ Good |
| Static curl binary mount | Hardened n8n image lacks package manager | ✓ Good |
| Exact match priority | Prevents substring collisions (plex vs jellyplex) | ✓ Good |
| Default to :latest tag | Prevents Docker API from pulling all tags | ✓ Good |
| HTML escape logs | Log content may contain text | ✓ Good |
| Text menu over keyboard | Native Telegram node replyKeyboard had issues | ✓ Good |
Last updated: 2026-02-02 after v1.0 milestone