A Step-by-Step Guide to Setup Portainer on Your Raspberry Pi

Learn how to install and use Portainer, a powerful container management tool for your Raspberry Pi. …

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Learn how to install and use Portainer, a powerful container management tool for your Raspberry Pi.

Portainer is an open-source container management platform that allows you to easily manage Docker containers on any environment. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing multiple Docker hosts, including the Raspberry Pi. In this article, we will walk through the process of installing and setting up Portainer on your Raspberry Pi.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

1. A Raspberry Pi with Raspbian (or any other Linux-based OS) installed.
2. Docker installed on the Raspberry Pi. If you haven’t installed Docker yet, follow the official Docker installation guide.
3. A web browser to access the Portainer interface.

Installing Portainer

To install Portainer on your Raspberry Pi, run the following commands in a terminal:

sudo docker volume create portainer_data
sudo docker run -d -p 90000:90000 --name=portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce

This will create a Docker volume called portainer_data and run the Portainer container in detached mode, binding it to port 90000 on your Raspberry Pi. The -p flag maps port 90000 on your Raspberry Pi to port 90000 within the container, allowing you to access the web interface later.

Accessing Portainer Web Interface

Now that Portainer is running, you can access its web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://<raspberry-pi-ip>:90000. Replace <raspberry-pi-ip> with the IP address or hostname of your Raspberry Pi. You should see the Portainer login screen:

Enter the default username and password to log in:

• Username: admin
• Password: password

After logging in, you will be taken to the Portainer dashboard where you can manage your Docker containers:

From here, you can create new containers, view container logs, and much more. To start a new container, click on the “Containers” tab in the left sidebar, then click on “New Container”. Enter the necessary details (image name, port mappings, etc.) and hit “Deploy container”.

Conclusion

In this article, we learned how to install Portainer on a Raspberry Pi and access its web interface. With Portainer, you can easily manage Docker containers on your Raspberry Pi or any other environment. To learn more about Portainer and its features, visit the official documentation.