# Portainer

![portainer](https://cdnlogo.com/logos/p/36/portainer-wordmark.svg)

### Deployment

First, create the volume that Portainer Server will use to store its database:

```bash
docker volume create portainer_data
```

Then, download and install the Portainer Server container:

```bash
docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 9443:9443 --name portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce:lts
```

>By default, Portainer generates and uses a self-signed SSL certificate to secure port 9443. Alternatively you can >provide your own SSL certificate during installation or via the Portainer UI after installation is complete.

>If you require HTTP port 9000 open for legacy reasons, add the following to your docker run command:
>
> `-p 9000:9000`


Portainer Server has now been installed. You can check to see whether the Portainer Server container has started by running `docker ps`:

```bash
root@server:~# docker ps
CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                          COMMAND                  CREATED       STATUS      PORTS                                                                                  NAMES             
de5b28eb2fa9   portainer/portainer-ce:lts     "/portainer"             2 weeks ago   Up 9 days   0.0.0.0:8000->8000/tcp, :::8000->8000/tcp, 0.0.0.0:9443->9443/tcp, :::9443->9443/tcp   portainer
```

### Logging In

Now that the installation is complete, you can log into your Portainer Server instance by opening a web browser and going to:
```
https://localhost:9443
```
Replace `localhost` with the relevant IP address or FQDN if needed, and adjust the port if you changed it earlier.

You will be presented with the initial setup page for Portainer Server.