Install Portainer Docker Compose like a pro with this easy-to-follow guide from our experts. At Bobcares, we offer solutions for every query, big and small, as a part of our Docker Hosting Support Services.

How to install Portainer via Docker Compose

Portainer is responsible for simplifying the maintenance and management of Docker’s containers. In other words, it helps us speed up deployments, allows monitoring, simplifies migration and also helps us solve problems quickly in an intuitive way. Furthermore, we have access to a web interface that makes the whole process simple and easy to pick up.

The prerequisites for Portainer include:

• Docker
• Docker Compose

The Portainer installation process includes the following steps, courtesy of our Support Team:

1. To begin with, we have to create a Docker container via Docker composer. This involves creating docker-compose.yml file with the container’s definition as seen below:

   mkdir -p docker/portainer
   cd docker/portainer
   nano docker-compose.yml

   We also have to include the following content in the docker-compose.yml file:

   version: '3'
   
   services:
     portainer:
       image: portainer/portainer-ce:latest
       container_name: portainer
       restart: unless-stopped
       security_opt:
         - no-new-privileges:true
       volumes:
         - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
         - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
         - ./portainer-data:/data
       ports:
   - 9000:9000
2. Then, we have to save the changes made to the file.
3. After that, we will execute the container via Docker Compose with this command:

   docker-compose up -d
4. Next, we will access Portainer’s service running in Docker through the web browser:

   http://SERVER_IP:9000/
5. At this point, it is time to create administrator user credentials by entering a username and password.
6. Finally, we will connect Portainer to the local Docker instance by choosing Local and Connect as seen here:

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Conclusion

In a nutshell, our skilled Docker Support Engineers at Bobcares demonstrated how to install Portainer via Docker Compose.