Portainer is an open-source tool that simplifies the management of Docker containers, images, volumes, and networks. It provides a web-based user interface that lets you manage your Docker environment from a single central location. This tutorial will show you how to install Portainer on EndeavourOS latest using Docker.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
If you have not installed Docker on your system, you can do so by executing the following command:
sudo pacman -S docker
Once the installation is complete, start the Docker service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start docker
To check if Docker is running, run the following command:
sudo systemctl status docker
You should see an output similar to this:
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-01-10 11:12:38 EST; 1 weeks 2 days ago
Docs: https://docs.docker.com
Main PID: 1234 (dockerd)
To download the Portainer image, run the following command:
sudo docker pull portainer/portainer-ce
This command will download the latest version of Portainer Community Edition image.
Portainer uses a persistent volume to store data like login details, settings, and other administrative configurations. To create this volume, execute the following command:
sudo docker volume create portainer_data
This command will create a Docker volume named "portainer_data".
Once the image is downloaded and the volume is created, you can start the Portainer container by executing the following command:
sudo docker run -d --name portainer --restart always -p 9000:9000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce
Here's what the above command does:
-d - runs the container in detached mode--name portainer - names the container "portainer"--restart always - configures the container to always restart if it crashes-p 9000:9000 - maps the host port 9000 to the container port 9000-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock - mounts the Docker daemon UNIX socket to the container-v portainer_data:/data - mounts the portainer_data volume you created earlier to the containerportainer/portainer-ce - the name of the image to useTo access Portainer, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:9000. You should see the Portainer login page.
To log in, select "Local" as the authentication method and create an admin user with a username and password.
That's it! You now have a fully functional Portainer installation running on your EndeavourOS system.
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