Installing docker and portainer on Ubuntu host 2026
In this video, I’ll walk you through installing Docker Engine and Portainer on an Ubuntu server, step by step.
We start by installing Docker using the official Ubuntu APT repository method, verify the installation by running a Hello World container, and then move on to installing Portainer to provide a clean and easy-to-use web UI for Docker management.
You’ll see:
Installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu using the APT repository
Verifying Docker installation with a test container
Creating a Docker volume for Portainer
Running the Portainer container
Accessing Portainer through the browser and completing the initial setup
Managing containers via the Portainer UI
This guide is ideal if you’re setting up a Docker host, homelab, or server environment and want a simple way to manage containers visually.
📌 Commands are copied directly from official documentation and executed via SSH (PuTTY).
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