How to Install Portainer on POP! OS Latest

Introduction

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Portainer on POP! OS Latest. Portainer is a lightweight, easy-to-use Docker management GUI that allows you to easily manage your Docker containers, images, volumes, and networks.

Prerequisites

  • POP! OS Latest installed with sudo user access.
  • Docker installed.

Step-by-step Guide

Step 1 — Install Portainer

  1. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo docker volume create portainer_data

This command creates a persistent named volume named portainer_data to store Portainer configuration data.

  1. Next, run the following command to start Portainer:
sudo docker run -d -p 9000:9000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer

This command will start a Portainer container with the specified configuration. Portainer is now running on your machine.

Step 2 — Access Portainer on Browser

  1. Open your browser and type http://localhost:9000 into the address bar.

  2. An initial screen will open up prompting you to specify the environment type. Select "Local" and click the "Create User" button.

  3. On the next screen, set the administrator username and password and click the "Create user" button.

  4. You should now be logged in to Portainer.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Portainer on POP! OS Latest and you are ready to manage your Docker containers through the web-based GUI. If you encounter any issues with this guide, please refer to the Portainer documentation or visit the Portainer community for support.