How to Install Portainer on Linux Mint Latest

Portainer is a lightweight, open-source management UI for Docker. It is designed to provide a simple and easy-to-use interface for managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install Portainer on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Docker

Portainer is designed to work with Docker, so you will need Docker installed on your machine before you can install Portainer. To install Docker, follow the instructions here.

Step 2: Install Portainer

Once Docker is installed on your machine, you can install Portainer using the following command:

sudo docker run -d -p 9000:9000 --name portainer --restart always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock portainer/portainer-ce

This command will download the latest version of Portainer and run it as a Docker container on your machine. The -d flag tells Docker to run the container in the background. The -p flag maps port 9000 on the container to port 9000 on your machine, which is the default port for Portainer. The --name flag gives the container a name, which in this case is portainer. The --restart always flag tells Docker to automatically restart the container if it crashes or is stopped. The -v flag mounts the Docker socket, which allows Portainer to access Docker on your machine.

Step 3: Access Portainer

Once Portainer is installed, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:9000. This will open the Portainer login page.

Portainer Login Page

To log in, select the Local endpoint, and create an admin account by entering a username and password.

Create Admin Account

Once you have created an admin account, you will be taken to the Portainer dashboard, where you can begin managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes.

Portainer Dashboard

Conclusion

Portainer is a simple and easy-to-use management UI for Docker. With just a few simple commands, you can install Portainer on your Linux Mint Latest machine and begin managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes.

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