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Portainer Agent

Portainer Agent is a companion service for Portainer that lets a central Portainer Server manage a remote Docker host.

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Portainer Agent is a companion service for Portainer that lets a central Portainer Server manage a remote Docker host. It runs as a lightweight container on the target Docker engine and communicates with the server to expose the node's containers, images, volumes, and networks. It is for homelab and production administrators who manage multiple Docker hosts from one place. Use it to centralize container operations and access remote node resources from the Portainer dashboard.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

32/100 Low

Maintained
0GitHub repository no longer exists
Popular
No data
Easy to install
452 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
10020 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 11 days ago

No GitHub repository data collected yet.

Checked 10 days ago - source: GitHub (BigBearTechWorld/portainer-agent)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 20 MB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 10 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Open port 9000 and mount Docker socket Run the Portainer container with -p 9000:9000 and -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock so the web UI is reachable and it can manage Docker. Missing the port blocks browser access, and missing the socket means it cannot see your containers. source
  • Use TLS flags for remote Docker If Docker is remote or requires TLS, mount your certificate folder and pass --tlsverify, --tlscacert, --tlscert, and --tlskey. Without the right certificate paths, the connection can fail with certificate or authentication errors. source
  • Hide noisy containers with labels Add a label to containers you do not want shown, then start Portainer with -l for that label to hide them in the UI. This is optional, but it keeps service containers from cluttering the dashboard. source

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Checked 8 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

When should a self-hoster run Portainer Agent?

It is useful when Docker is running on multiple machines and you want to manage all Docker instances from a single Portainer host.

What basic settings are needed so the Portainer web UI can manage a local Docker host?

Expose port 9000 and mount /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock. The port makes the UI reachable and the socket lets Portainer see Docker containers.

How can I hide service containers from the Portainer dashboard?

Add a label to the containers you do not want shown, then start Portainer with that same label. This hides them from the dashboard.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.synoforum.com

Community

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