Installing Portainer Business Edition with Docker

Introduction:
Portainer Business Edition offers advanced features and enterprise-grade capabilities for Docker container management. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the installation process for Portainer Business Edition using Docker.

Step 1: Stop Existing Portainer Container (Optional)

If you have an existing Portainer container that you want to replace, you can stop it using the following command:

docker stop portainer

Step 2: Create Docker Volume for Portainer Data

Create a Docker volume to store Portainer’s data persistently:

docker volume create portainer_data

Step 3: Install Portainer Business Edition

Run the Portainer Business Edition container with the following command:

docker run -d -p 9000:9000 \
  --name=portainer \
  --restart=always \
  --pull=always \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v portainer_data:/data \
  portainer/portainer-ee:latest

Explanation of options used:

• -d: Run the container in the background (detached mode).
• -p 9000:9000: Map port 9000 from the container to port 9000 on the host system. This allows you to access Portainer’s web interface at http://localhost:9000.
• --name=portainer: Assign the name “portainer” to the container for easy management.
• --restart=always: Configure the container to automatically restart if it stops unexpectedly.
• --pull=always: Always pull the latest version of the Portainer Business Edition image before starting the container.
• -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock: Mount the Docker socket on the host to the container. This allows Portainer to interact with the Docker engine on the host.
• -v portainer_data:/data: Mount the Docker volume “portainer_data” to the “/data” directory inside the container. This volume stores Portainer’s data, ensuring persistence across container restarts.
• portainer/portainer-ee:latest: Specifies the Docker image to use for running Portainer Business Edition.

Step 4: Access Portainer Web Interface

Once the Portainer container is up and running, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:9000. You will be directed to Portainer’s web interface. Follow the setup wizard to create an admin user and configure Portainer.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Portainer Business Edition using Docker. With Portainer Business Edition’s advanced features, you can now manage your Docker containers and services with enhanced capabilities and support.

Experience the full potential of Docker management with Portainer Business Edition! Happy containerizing!