Portainer

Portainer is a lightweight management UI for Docker , Kubernetes , Docker Swarm, and Azure ACI . It allows you to manage your containers, images, networks, and volumes from a web browser. This page provides instructions for installing the Portainer Community Edition (CE).

While Portainer is a popular choice, here are some alternatives you might consider:

  • Rancher - More for Kubernetes (container orchestration)
  • Dockage - Portainer but made by the same people who made Uptime Kuma mainly focuses on the docker-compose.yml side, but some users have found it more helpful than Portainer

Installation Steps

Follow these steps to install the Portainer Community Edition:

  1. Create a Docker Volume:

    sudo docker volume create portainer_data

    Info

    This volume will store Portainer's persistent data.

  2. Deploy the Portainer Container: Run the following command to download and start the Portainer container.

    sudo docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 9443:9443 --name portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce:latest

  3. Create a Docker Network (Optional but recommended):

    Tip

    It's good practice to put your containers on a dedicated network. Replace (name of network) with your desired network name (e.g., my-app-network).

    sudo docker network create (name of network)

App Templates

In Portainer, App Templates enable you to easily deploy services with a predetermined configuration, while allowing you to customize options through the web UI. While Portainer ships with some default templates (see portainer/templates), it’s often helpful to have 1-click access to many more apps + stacks, without having to constantly switch template sources.

Under Settings → App Templates in your Portainer GUI, paste this URL:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lissy93/portainer-templates/main/templates.json

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