Portainer

Portainer Verified

Lightweight container management UI for Docker environments

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Lightweight container management UI for Docker environments

  • Web UI to manage containers, images, volumes and networks
  • Template-based one-click app deployment
  • User & team management with access control

Deploy quick reference

Launch URLStack Outputs → ResolvedLaunchUrl
The instance's public IPStack Outputs → PublicIp
Admin console/#!/init/admin · First visit opens the admin account creation page: follow the on-screen form to set up the admin account (username fixed to 'admin'). No preset access.
See the full step-by-step guide in Deployment

Quick Deploy

Image pinned by verified digest
us-east-1
t3.small
30 GB

≈ $16/mo — Verified default in us-east-1: ~$15.2 t3.small + ~$0.8 for the 8 GB root volume per month. No separate data volume is required.

After you deploy

  1. The CloudFormation wizard opens with everything prefilled (stack "corenova-portainer-2-45-0") — review and click "Create stack".
  2. Wait until the stack status reaches CREATE_COMPLETE (about 10 minutes). Outputs are only visible after completion.
  3. Open the stack's Outputs tab — everything you need is there:
    • ResolvedLaunchUrlAccess URL — open this in your browser
    • PublicIpThe instance's public IP
    • PublicDnsNameThe instance's public DNS name
  4. Open the access URL in your browser — the app is ready to use.
  5. Admin console — Open your access URL followed by this path: /#!/init/admin

    First visit opens the admin account creation page: follow the on-screen form to set up the admin account (username fixed to 'admin'). No preset access.

Good to know

  • Portainer needs the host Docker socket (/var/run/docker.sock) mounted to manage containers; the CFN template provides it.
  • Data lives on a retained volume (/data). It keeps billing after stack deletion; snapshot it, then delete the volume when no longer needed.

Next steps

  • Your data lives at /data inside the container, on an encrypted EBS volume. Find the instance by its ID in the EC2 console.
  • Back up before any changes: Upgrading and backups guide
  • To upgrade to a newer verified version: Version history

Deleting the stack terminates the host, but the data volume is retained and continues billing. Snapshot it first, then delete the retained volume manually when you no longer need it.

Versions

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VersionsVerified AtVerifiedStatusAWS Tested
2.45.0Sep 11, 2026 VerifiedSecurity UpdateAWS · referenced

Configuration

Container Port

9000

AWS Regions

us-east-1

Supported Architectures

x86_64

AMI

ami-025d99823a4caad37

Updates

2.45.0Sep 11, 2026 VerifiedSecurity Update

FAQ

  • CoreNova Launch verifies software and provides deployable artifacts; deployment runs in your own AWS account.
  • Verification status comes from the upstream Manifest — the site never guesses it.