How to install Docker + Portainer on a Cloud VPS

Docker plus Portainer gives you a complete container platform with a friendly web UI for deploying and managing containers, images and volumes.

A self-hosted panel gives you full control over your infrastructure, without monthly per-user or per-server subscriptions.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Docker + Portainer installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Docker + Portainer from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 9443.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
docker volume create portainer_data
docker run -d --name portainer --restart=always -p 9443:9443 \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data \
  portainer/portainer-ce:latest
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Portainer: https://%s:9443\nSeteaza parola de administrator la prima accesare (in maxim 5 minute de la instalare).\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.