Self-Host Portainer with Docker Compose
Portainer simplifies Docker container management. View running containers, inspect volumes, deploy stacks, manage images, and monitor container resource usage in seconds.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
version: '3.8'
services:
portainer:
image: portainer/portainer-ce:latest
container_name: portainer
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "9443:9443"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- TZ=UTC
volumes:
- portainer_data:/data
volumes:
portainer_data:
driver: localdocker-compose.yml and run:
docker compose up -d
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