# Portainer Business Edition

Portainer Business Edition is a licensed container management platform for single and multi-cluster Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes environments. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on TrueNAS, Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/42/portainer-business-edition

## Description

Portainer Business Edition is a licensed container management platform for single and multi-cluster Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes environments. It provides a graphical interface and application programming interface (API) for managing containers, images, volumes, networks, and other orchestrator resources. It is aimed at administrators who need Business Edition features for broader service delivery.

## Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms: Unraid, TrueNAS.

## Health score

73/100 (Good), based on 5 of 5 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 35 days ago)
- Popular: 92 (38,609 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)
- Light to run: 40 (4 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM)
- Security check: 57 (no serious findings, 10 minor, tests, OpenSSF Scorecard 5.2/10)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/portainer/portainer
- TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/portainer
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/portainer/portainer-ee
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/portainer-be-16f3wcc11p7ku8?q=Portainer-BE
- Official website: https://www.portainer.io/
- Documentation: https://docs.portainer.io

## Common questions

### What mount is required for Portainer to manage Docker containers on the host?

Mount the Docker socket into the Portainer container using -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock. Without the socket, Portainer cannot inspect or control containers.

### Which host port should be exposed for the Portainer web interface?

Publish container port 9000, for example with -p 9000:9000. If the port is not mapped, the web interface is not reachable in a browser.

### How do I use my own SSL certificate with Portainer?

Mount a folder such as /certs and pass the --tlscacert, --tlscert, and --tlskey flags with the certificate file paths inside that folder. Without those flags, Portainer will not use the custom TLS files.

### How many nodes can be covered by the free Portainer Business option?

You can get 3 free nodes of Portainer Business for as long as you want them.

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