Portainer is a web-based management platform used to manage Docker containers, images and volumes. It provides an easy-to-use interface and intuitive workflows, making the management of Docker simple and straightforward. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Portainer on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Update the FreeBSD package repository
sudo pkg update
Install Docker on FreeBSD
sudo pkg install docker-ce
Create a Docker group and add your user to it
sudo pw groupadd docker
sudo pw usermod your_username -G docker
Replace
your_usernamewith your actual username
Configure Docker to start at boot
sudo sysrc docker_enable="YES"
Start Docker service
sudo service docker start
Create Portainer persistant data directory
sudo mkdir "/opt/portainer_data"
Run Portainer container
sudo docker run -d -p 9000:9000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v "/opt/portainer_data:/data" portainer/portainer
Access the Portainer web interface
Open a web browser and go to http://your_ip_address:9000.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Portainer on FreeBSD Latest. With Portainer, you can easily manage your Docker containers, images and volumes through a simple web interface. We hope this guide was helpful to you.
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