Portainer is a management UI for Docker that simplifies Docker usage and provides visibility into Docker environments. It was created to address the complexity of Docker for operations teams. Portainer provides a clean interface that exposes Docker functions without CLI complexity. Since its creation in 2016, Portainer has grown significantly in users and features. Upcoming features will expand Portainer to provide overarching management of infrastructure supporting Docker environments.

1. WELCOME TO PORTAINER.IO
NEIL.CRESSWELL@PORTAINER.IO

2. WHAT IS PORTAINER.IO
To put it bluntly, Portainer is a Management UI
for Docker that...
Makes Docker easy to use, easy to manage,
easy to support, and easy to scale
Provides true visibility into the operational
management of the Docker environment

3. WHY DID WE CREATE PORTAINER.IO
Complexity
Easy to
consume
Easy to
manage
Docker
The Law of IT Complexity
Good for
Dev’s; Bad
for Op’s
Good for
Op’s; Bad
for Dev’s
THIS IS WHY

4. OUR UI..
Clean, Simple, yet Powerful UI that exposes near all the functions
of the Docker CLI without the complexity of having to actually
remember pesky CLI commands

5. USER FEEDBACK
 Through a maniacal focus on
simplification; Portainer.io has
redefined the Docker UX, and as a
result, made Docker usable by a far
greater percentage of the market
 The entire user experience is
developed by technologists, not
programmers
https://www.reddit.com/r/docker/comments/5ked5
q/portainer_docker_incs_next_acquisition/
https://media-glass.es/portainer-the-ui-for-docker-
d067f6335f23#.mc1m3v3av
https://cntnr.io/putting-a-ui-around-docker-
with-portainer-c8ba07874f9d#.jnps1f8dp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrEllm
XDiwo

6. GROWTH
 Since October 2016
 7,700 Stars on GITHUB
 300 Million Docker Hub Pulls (~1M/day
now)
 44,000 active users on any given week
 520 Stars on Docker Hub
 100 Contributors
 1633 Twitter Followers
 Used in 117 Countries (of 196!)

7. PORTAINER FEATURE WALK-THROUGH

8. LAUNCHING PORTAINER
 At its most simple..
 Docker run –d –p 9000:9000 –v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock –v
portainerdata:/data portainer/portainer

9. DASHBOARD
 One screen view of
the selected Docker
environment
 Quick link to cluster
visualizer

10. TEMPLATES
 Curated List (or you can
replace our list)
 Can enable linuxserver.io
 One Click Deployment
 Opinionated for simplicity
 Advanced Mode available
 Containers and Stacks
 Windows and Linux

11. STACKS
 Deploy new Stacks
 Paste in Compose File
 Upload a Compose File
 Point at a git hosted compose file
 Supports git authentication
 Add environment variables
 Edit a Stack
 In-line changes
 Apply to update

12. SERVICES
 Deploy & Edit Swarm Services
 Scheduling Mode
 Replica Count
 Port Mapping
 Volume Mapping
 Logging
 Placement Constraints
 Resource Constraints
 Secrets/Configs
 Update and Restart Policies
 Inspect a Service
 Service Logs
 Update Service

13. CONTAINERS*
 Create Containers
 (Note, NOT swarm aware!!)
 Inspect Containers
 Monitor Performance
 View Logs
 Open Console
 Inspect Config
 Save a Container as an image
 Recreate Containers
 Stop, Save Config, Delete, Pull,
Deploy with old config
 Edit Containers
 Stop, Save Config, Delete, Pull,
Deploy with old+new config

14. IMAGES
 Pull Images from a Repository
 Delete an Image
 Tag/Retag an Image
 Push Image to a Repository
 Display/Filter by Used/Unused
 Create/Build an Image
 Paste content of Dockefile
 Upload a Dockerfile
 URL for Dockerfile
 Note that all ADD/COPY must use
wget

15. NETWORKS
 Create new Networks
 Built-in or Plug-ins Supported
 Restrict Access Externally
 Remove Networks
 Disconnect Containers from a
Network

16. VOLUMES
 Create new Volume
 Built-in or Plug-ins Supported
 Driver Options Supported
 List / Filter by unused
 Delete unused
 Bulk Delete

17. CONFIGS AND SECRETS
 Create Configs
 Attach Labels
 Create Secrets
 Encode Secrets
Both Secrets and Configs are
CREATE only, there is no Edit
function

18. CLUSTER MANAGEMENT
 Total Cluster Capacity
 Node Actions
 Place Nodes into Maintenance
(Pause, Drain, Active)
 Apply Labels
 Visualize all Nodes in your
cluster
 Show assigned workloads
(service tasks)
 Colors represent a Service

19. USER MANAGEMENT
 Create Users or Admins
 Assign Users to Endpoints
 Create Teams
 Assign Team Leaders
 Assign Team Members
 Assign Team to Endpoints
 Connect Portainer to LDAP
 LDAP for Password Auth only
 Username in Portainer must
match username in LDAP
 Active Directory or LDAP
supported

20. USER ACCESS CONTROL
 Assign Users and Groups to
specific endpoints
 No assignment means no
access

21. ENDPOINTS (AKA DOCKER ENVIRONMENTS)
 Create New Endpoints
 Endpoint is either a Docker
Engine (standalone) or Swarm
Manager
 Local Endpoint can only added
when Portainer first started (bind
mount Docker Socket)
 Remote Endpoints can be
added at any time
 Requires Docker Daemon to be
exposed via TCP, using TLS or
not
 Public IP used for hyperlinks on
Container page

22. REGISTRIES
 Add Authentication to Docker
Hub
 Credentials added by Admin
are reused by ANYONE using
this Portainer instance –
credentials cannot be seen
 Add an external registry
 Insecure Only (no TLS)
 Authentication Supported

23. SETTINGS
 Important Security Options
 Disable Bind Mount and
Privileged Mode for non
admins
 Custom Templates YML
(override our curated list with
your own)
 Hide Certain containers from
being shown in Portainer
 Enable LDAP Auth

24. PORTAINER UPCOMING FEATURES

25. PORTAINER TODAY
Portainer
today…

26. OUR GOAL: OVERARCHING MANAGEMENT UI
Portainer
“tomorrow”

27. HOW
 It all starts with a Portainer AGENT
 A micro-container that runs on every
Docker Host (global swarm service)
 Enables a single view of everything
 Enables secure remote access to
Docker Hosts without having to
expose the Docker Daemon
Releasing
soon

28. EXPANDING
With a centralized UI, we can then..
• Manage Shared Storage for Container Persistence (in BETA now)
• Manage Underlying and Overlay Networks
• Build and Scale Docker Hosts (ala machine)
• Manage Secure Registries
• Monitor Container and Cluster Performance / Availability
• Manage Reverse Proxies / Load Balancers
• Provide fine-grained Access control into the Docker environment
• Control who can publish what to where
• Abstract the deployment specifics; deploy Docker to anywhere, we take care of
managing the infrastructure
• Create logical groups of Swarm Clusters, and enable management at the group
level

29. MANAGING STORAGE - BETA
Using Storidge.com, you can
create hyper-converged storage
environments using the local disks
in your Docker Hosts
• Managed from WITHIN Portainer UI
• Creates a single virtual pool of replicated
storage, used for persistent volume store
• IOPS / Throughput Assurance through
reservations
• Enforce persistent volume capacity limits

30. PORTAINER SUPPORT
 Donations Welcome
 Contributors Welcome
 Paid Development Assistance (we pay you to create a feature for us)
 Commercial Support
 24x7, 4 Hour Response, Per Docker Host - $100p/a (up to 4 named support staff)
 Per Additional Support Person - $25 per Host
 24x7, 4 Hour Response, Per Portainer Instance, $1200p/a (up to 4 named support
staff, unlimited Docker Hosts)
 Per Additional Support Person - $300 per Portainer Instance

31. DEMO AND QUESTIONS

32. THANK YOU
NEIL.CRESSWELL@PORTAINER.IO
PORTAINER.IO/SLACK
TWITTER @PORTAINERIO