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DockSTARTerPortainer
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Freemium

Community Edition is free and open source. Business Edition is a paid subscription, free…

macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Windows, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Installs with a single script on many Linux distributions
  • Catalog of preconfigured home server apps
  • One console for Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes across several hosts
  • Deploys Compose stacks and Helm charts from the browser
  • Requires Docker to be installed first
  • Must run as a non-root user with sudo permissions
  • Role-based access control and several fleet features are Business Edition only
  • The agent needs access to the Docker socket, which is effectively root on the host
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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