What Is Portainer? #
Portainer is a web-based Docker management UI. Instead of using SSH commands to manage containers, Portainer gives you a visual dashboard showing all running containers, their resource usage, logs, and settings.
Installing Portainer #
- If available as one-click app: Dashboard → Apps → Portainer → Install
- If not, install via SSH:
docker run -d -p 9000:9000 --name=portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock portainer/portainer-ce - Access at https://your-seedbox-ip:9000
What You Can Do with Portainer #
- View all running containers and their status
- Start/stop/restart containers with one click
- View container logs in real-time
- Monitor CPU and memory usage per container
- Deploy new containers from Docker Hub
- Manage Docker networks and volumes
