No. /replace/docker-hub is Harbor. This page is the desktop app on the laptop.

Can I deploy this on Railway?

No. The desktop stays on the workstation. Railway is useful for the registry or the apps you build.

Stacks / Backend

Easy

Rancher Desktop / Podman Desktop

Containers on the workstation. Rancher Desktop and Podman Desktop are Apache-2.0 — Docker Desktop without the seat.

The problem

Docker Desktop is a workstation product with a paid seat for larger companies. You wanted local containers and Kubernetes-shaped tooling you can install yourself. Rancher Desktop is Apache-2.0 (containerd/Moby + k3s). Podman Desktop is Apache-2.0 if you want rootless Podman. This is not Docker Hub, Build Cloud, or Scout — those stay on other pages. You install this on the laptop, not as a Railway web app.

Replaces

Docker Desktop

Replace Docker Desktop

Estimated SaaS saved

$1,200

per year, small team, before lock-in

Start on Railway

Harbor if the pain is the image registry, not the desktop

Sponsor this stack Tip jar

This is a workstation install, not a hosted app. Start on Railway if you also want a registry — that stack is /stacks/harbor-registry. No one-click desktop template in this repo.

The stack

Rancher Desktop
Apache-2.0 local containers and Kubernetes
Podman Desktop
Apache-2.0 desktop for Podman if you want that engine

Cost table

You stop paying	Typical / year	Self-host instead
Docker Desktop paid seat (small team)	$1,200	Rancher Desktop or Podman Desktop on the laptop

Agent setup prompt

Replace Docker Desktop with Rancher Desktop (preferred) or Podman Desktop.

- Install on the workstation. Confirm docker/nerdctl or podman runs hello-world. Optional: enable the bundled Kubernetes.
- Images you host belong on /stacks/harbor-registry. Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.
- Do not claim Docker Build Cloud, Scout, or Hub pull-rate parity — those are other products.

Also as markdown: /stacks/rancher-desktop.md

FAQ

Is this Docker Hub?: No. /replace/docker-hub is Harbor. This page is the desktop app on the laptop.
Can I deploy this on Railway?: No. The desktop stays on the workstation. Railway is useful for the registry or the apps you build.