🚢 Portainer
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Portainer makes it easy to deploy, configure, and secure containers in minutes on Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm, and Nomad, across any cloud, datacenter, or device.
🌐 Project Homepage: Portainer Homepage
📚 Documentation: Portainer Docs
🔍 Overview
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Portainer is a powerful container-management tool that simplifies container-orchestration on platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm, and Nomad. With a simple user interface, it provides full control over the deployment, configuration, and security of containers.
Why Use Portainer?
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Multi-Platform Support: Manage containers across Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm, and Nomad.
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Easy-to-Use Interface: Intuitive GUI for managing complex containerized environments.
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Secure Container Management: Provides role-based access-control ( RBAC) for teams and organizations.
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Quick Setup: Easily deploy and configure containers with minimal effort.
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Cloud and Datacenter Support: Works in any cloud, datacenter, or on-premise environment.
🛠️ Features
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Portainer simplifies managing your containers with the following features:
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🔒 Role-Based Access-Control ( RBAC)**: Secure your environment with detailed user permissions.
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🌍 Cross-Platform Management: Works with Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm, and Nomad.
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🖥️ Web-Based Interface: Easy-to-use GUI for managing containers, services, and networks.
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🔄 Container Deployment: Quickly deploy and configure containers with minimal setup.
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📊 Real-Time Monitoring: View container logs, performance, and statistics in real-time.
🏃 Getting Started
🧑💻 Install Portainer
To deploy Portainer using Docker, run the following command:
docker volume create portainer_data
docker run -d -p 9000:9000 --name portainer \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ceTip
Portainer will be accessible via
http://localhost:9000once the container is up.
🔧 Basic Usage
Access the Web Interface
To access Portainer’s web interface, navigate to:
http://<your-server-ip>:9000
Connect to Docker
After logging in, you can manage Docker by selecting the Docker environment and start configuring your containers.
Deploy a New Container
To deploy a container through Portainer’s interface, click on Containers and then Add container.
Manage Volumes and Networks
You can manage Docker-volumes and networks via the Volumes and Networks sections in the web interface.
🔄 Related
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Docker — The platform used for creating, deploying, and running containers.
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Kubernetes — A container-orchestration platform that can be managed with Portainer.
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Nomad — A cluster manager and scheduler from HashiCorp, supported by Portainer.