Portainer Has a Free API — Heres How to Manage Docker Without the Command Line

Portainer is a container management UI — manage Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes through a web dashboard. Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot containers without memorizing CLI commands. Why Portainer? Visual management : Web UI for all container operations Multi-environment : Manage Docker, Swarm, K8s from one place App templates : One-click deployments RBAC : Team-based access control REST API : Automate everything Free CE : Community Edition is free forever Install docker volume create portainer_data docker run -d -p 9443:9443 -p 8000:8000 \ --name portainer --restart = always \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \ -v portainer_data:/data \ portainer/portainer-ce:latest Dashboard at https://localhost:9443 API: Authenticate curl -X POST https://localhost:9443/api/auth \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"username": "admin", "password": "your-password"}' # Returns: {"jwt": "eyJhbG..."} API: List Containers curl https://localhost:9443/api/endpoints/1/docker/containers/json