How to Install Portainer on Void Linux

Portainer is a platform-independent, lightweight management UI for Docker. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Portainer on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

• Void Linux installed and running.
• Docker engine installed and running.

Step 1: Install curl

First, we need to install the curl utility. Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S curl

Step 2: Pull Portainer image

Next, we need to pull the Portainer image from Docker Hub. Run the following command:

sudo docker pull portainer/portainer-ce:latest

Step 3: Create a data directory

Now, we need to create a directory where Portainer will store its configuration and data. Run the following command to create the directory:

sudo mkdir -p /opt/portainer/data

Step 4: Start Portainer container

We are now ready to start the Portainer container. Run the following command:

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

This command will start the Portainer container, expose its UI on port 9000, and bind the /var/run/docker.sock and /opt/portainer/data directories to the container.

Step 5: Access Portainer UI

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:9000. You will be redirected to the Portainer setup wizard. Follow the prompts to set up your Portainer administrator account.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Portainer on Void Linux. You can now use Portainer to manage your Docker environment.