Portainer is a lightweight and powerful UI for managing Docker environments. This guide covers both docker run and docker-compose installation methods.
Prerequisites
Option 1: Install Using docker run
Step 1: Create a Docker Volume
Step 2: Run Portainer Container
Step 3: Access Portainer
Open your browser and go to:
Note: You'll be prompted to create an admin account on first access.
Option 2: Install Using Docker Compose
Step 1: Create a docker-compose.yml file
Save this as docker-compose.yml:
Step 2: Start Portainer
Step 3: Access Portainer UI
Go to:
Optional: Run on HTTP instead of HTTPS
If you prefer HTTP:
You're all set!
Prerequisites
- Docker installed and running
- Docker Compose (v2 preferred)
- Basic Docker knowledge
Option 1: Install Using docker run
Step 1: Create a Docker Volume
Code:
docker volume create portainer_dataStep 2: Run Portainer Container
Code:
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:latestStep 3: Access Portainer
Open your browser and go to:
Code:
https://localhost:9443Note: You'll be prompted to create an admin account on first access.
Option 2: Install Using Docker Compose
Step 1: Create a docker-compose.yml file
Save this as docker-compose.yml:
YAML:
version: '3.8'
services:portainer:image: portainer/portainer-ce:latestcontainer_name: portainerrestart: alwaysports:- "8000:8000"- "9443:9443"volumes:- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock- portainer_data:/data
volumes:portainer_data:Step 2: Start Portainer
Code:
docker compose up -dStep 3: Access Portainer UI
Go to:
Code:
https://localhost:9443Optional: Run on HTTP instead of HTTPS
If you prefer HTTP:
- Change the ports in your compose file to:
Code:
ports: [/LIST] [LIST] [*]"9000:9000"
- Access via:
Code:
http://localhost:9000
You're all set!
