1. Installing Ubuntu Server
2. Installing Docker on Linux Server

Installation

Open a Terminal session and write the following command to make sure that Docker is running:

sudo systemctl status docker

You should get a screen with the docker.service as "running". To get back to command line do CTRL+C

Then, create the volume that Portainer Server will use to store its database:

sudo docker volume create portainer_data

You are now ready for the on-liner installation:

sudo docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 9443:9443 --name portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce:latest

To validate the installer, prompt the following command:

sudo docker ps

You should see Portainer's container running.

To access Portainer Server, go to the following adress:
https://localhost:9443

Et voila!

1. Installing Ubuntu Server

Installation

Open a Terminal session and write the following command:

sudo apt install docker.io

You will be ask permission to install and continue

y

Validation of the installation

To validate the installer, prompt the following command:

docker --version

You should get:

Docker version 26.1.3, build 26.1.3-0ubuntu1~24.04.1

To test if it is running, prompt the following command:

sudo systemctl status docker

You should get a screen with the docker.service as "running".
To get back to command line do CTRL+C

Test Installation

To make sure that everything runs smoothly, write the following command:

sudo docker run hello-world

You should get a Hello from Docker.

You are ready to enjoy pulling docker images!

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/917064