How to Install Portainer on EndeavourOS Latest

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.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A system running EndeavourOS with Docker installed
  • Internet connectivity
  • Sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Docker

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)

Step 2: Download Portainer Image

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.

Step 3: Create a Docker Volume

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".

Step 4: Run the Portainer Container

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 container
  • portainer/portainer-ce - the name of the image to use

Step 5: Access Portainer

To 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.