Portainer is a lightweight management UI that allows you to easily manage your Docker environments. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Portainer on MXLinux Latest.
Before you begin, please ensure that you have the following:
To install Portainer, follow the steps below:
Create a new directory for your Portainer data:
$ sudo mkdir /var/portainer
Pull the latest Portainer image from Docker Hub:
$ sudo docker pull portainer/portainer-ce
Start a new Portainer container by running the following command:
$ sudo docker run -d \
--name portainer \
--restart=always \
-p 9000:9000 \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v /var/portainer:/data \
portainer/portainer-ce
Verify that Portainer is running by navigating to http://localhost:9000 in your web browser.
Once you have installed Portainer, you will need to configure it before you can start using it.
Select the "Local" environment in Portainer and click "Connect".
Set up the administrator account by entering a username and password.
If you are using a Docker Swarm cluster, click "Swarm" in the left-hand menu and click "Connect to a Swarm".
If you are using a single Docker host, you can start adding containers and services from the "Local" environment page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Portainer on MXLinux Latest.
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