Getting started with Portainer...
Published: 2021-05-31 07:11:20

Intro:

Portainer is an orchestrator-agnostic tool for managing containers. It makes deploying and managing applications inside any Kubernetes environment quick and easy thanks to its intuitive UI. In addition to simplifying app management, Portainer provides deep visibility into the performance of apps/containers, overlays the security and governance necessary to deploy and manage containers at scale, and offers the platform management features necessary to get the most of out of Kubernetes. Portainer allows organizations to unlock the full power of containers without having to retrain existing dev/ops teams which helps drive down cost and speed up the process of technological transformation.
 
Portainer is open-source:

Portainer is an open-source tool for managing containerized applications. It works with Kubernetes, Docker, Docker Swarm, Azure ACI in both data centers and at the edge.
Portainer removes the complexity associated with orchestrators so anyone can manage containers. It can be used to deploy and manage applications, observe the behavior of containers and provide the security and governance necessary to deploy containers widely.
Portainer CE (open source) is trusted by more than 500,000 users worldwide. Portainer Business builds on the open-source foundation and enables organizations to run containerized applications at scale without needing to hire new people or re-skill existing teams
Specific features:

1.Application management:
    The application deployment form is the easiest and quickest way to get an application up and running. You don’t need to know how to write complex deployment code or how best to deploy your application inside Kubernetes. You simply need to be able to answer some natural language questions and Portainer will determine the best way to deploy it for you.

2.Observability and Monitoring:
   Deploying an application is only half the challenge when it comes to containers. Unlike monolithic apps, container-based applications are widely distributed and highly dynamic, which can create monitoring challenges for organizations. To monitor container-based apps properly you need to have direct and deep visibility into the underlying container platform. Containers can crash and be rescheduled in seconds, often meaning failures could go unnoticed by end-users, but this doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem. Through its close integration with the underlying container platforms, Portainer is able to help users not only identify issues in the application deployment but also identify issues in the container platform itself and provide a live visualization of what’s running where and how.

3.Governance and Security
    Portainer is designed to be used in a centralized manner, at scale, across entire organizations. To achieve this safely, Portainer provides a raft of security-related features that ensure only authorized users can access Portainer and can only operate within the boundaries of their assigned privileges.

4.Platform Management
    The core value of Portainer is its strength in application deployment. Regardless of how you choose to engage with Portainer, be that via the GUI, our extensive API or Git integrations, the ease with which you can deploy container-based applications is unparalleled.

Why Portainer..?
1.Simplify your app management.
2.Reduce your operational cost.
3.Secure your container platform.
4.Future proof of your IT strategy.

Conclusion:
This is an open-source tool with a business-specific upgrade, it is an immensely powerful tool with the potential to transform the way you deploy and manage containerized applications .whether you are setting out on your Kubernetes journey or you are well advanced, It can simply and improve your workflows, helping you to save time, reduce errors and unleash your container potential.
 
Complete details and demo will be presented on the next blog.
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