Is Portainer free for a home server?
Portainer Community Edition is free and open source under the zlib license, and the project describes it as meant for homelabs, learning and personal…
Portainer: Container Management UI for Docker
Portainer Community Edition is a free web interface for running and inspecting containers. On a home server it lets you read logs, restart services and deploy stacks without the command line.
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| Requirement | Portainer | Dockhand | Komodo | Dockge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Price | Free + Commercial | Free + Commercial | Free | Free |
| Containers | 1 (app only) | 1 (app only) | 3 (app, MongoDB +1) | 1 (app only) |
| Database | file only | SQLite | MongoDB | SQLite |
| Runtime | Go | Node | Rust | Node |
| Install options | Docker + Kubernetes | Docker only | Docker only | Docker only |
| Clients | – | – | Web | – |
Common questions
What is the difference between Portainer CE and Business Edition?
Business Edition adds role-based access control, GitOps, edge management, audit logs, SSO and commercial support. Through its Take3 offer, Portainer…
Which container platforms can Portainer manage?
Portainer manages Docker, Docker Swarm, Podman, Kubernetes and Azure Container Instances environments, and it runs on both x86_64 and ARM64 hosts.
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