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Bluehost Self-Managed VPS: How to Install Portainer
Portainer is a simple, easy-to-use tool that helps you manage your Docker containers through a web interface. If you have a Bluehost Self-Managed VPS, this guide will walk you through how to install Portainer quickly and easily.
Install Portainer Using Bluehost Portal
To install Portainer:
Important:
- You can install only one application using the one-click installer.
- To change or delete your application, follow the guide: Bluehost Self-Managed VPS: How to Change and Delete an Application.
- If you want to keep your current template, install the new application manually using SSH.
- Log in to your Bluehost Portal.
- Click Hosting in the left-hand menu.
Changing the server image will permanently erase all data and settings on this VPS. This action cannot be undone.
- Click the Manage button on the Self-Managed VPS package.
- Click the Reimage button.
- Select the Applications tab.
- From the list, find Portainer and click Select.
- To confirm, please type "reimage" and then click Proceed to start the process.
- Wait a few moments while the installation completes.
- Once completed, you will see Portainer listed in the Server Image section.
Access Your Portainer Dashboard
After installation completes:
- Log in to your Bluehost Portal.
- Click Hosting in the left-hand menu.
- Click the Self-Managed VPS package where Portainer is installed, and click Manage.
- In the Application tab, click Manage under the Server Image tab.
- The Portainer dashboard login page will open in a new browser tab.
Summary
If you want a simple way to manage Docker containers, Portainer is an excellent option. Since Docker comes pre-installed on your Bluehost Self-Managed VPS, you can directly use the Bluehost Portal to install Portainer. Once installed, just log in to the Portainer dashboard to easily manage your containers.
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