Master Docker Management with DPanel: Install, Use, and Real‑World Example

DPanel Overview

DPanel is a lightweight Docker visual management panel with a full Chinese interface, low resource consumption (≈50 MB image, ≈20 MB memory) and over 1.6k stars on GitHub.

Installation

Use Docker to install DPanel.

Pull the lite image: docker pull dpanel/dpanel:lite Run the container:

docker run -p 8807:8080 --name dpanel \
 -e APP_NAME=dpanel \
 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
 -v /mydata/dpanel:/dpanel \
 -d dpanel/dpanel:lite

After the container starts, access the management page at http://192.168.3.101:8807 and create an admin account.

Usage Example: Mall Project

Demonstrating DPanel with a SpringBoot3 + Vue e‑commerce project (mall).

The mall project is a SpringBoot3 + Vue e‑commerce system (≈60 k GitHub stars) that supports multiple modules, the latest 2024 microservice architecture, and is deployed with Docker and Kubernetes. It includes front‑end shop, back‑end admin, and covers products, orders, carts, permissions, coupons, members, payments, etc.

Boot project: https://github.com/macrozheng/mall

Cloud project: https://github.com/macrozheng/mall-swarm

Video tutorials: https://www.macrozheng.com/video/

Overview

In the Overview tab you can see basic Docker info, container statistics, and resource usage.

Click Details to view container status data such as CPU, memory, network, and disk.

Image Management

In Image Management → Repository you can add registry acceleration URLs, e.g., https://docker.1panel.live.

In Image Management → Image List you can manage local images and pull remote ones, e.g., minio/minio:latest.

Container Management

In Container List you can view running containers, ports, resource usage, status, and images.

Create a container for the mall admin service:

docker run -p 8089:8080 --name mall-admin \
 --link mysql:db \
 --link redis:redis \
 -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime \
 -v /mydata/app/admin/logs:/var/logs \
 -d mall/mall-admin:1.0-SNAPSHOT

Configure basic settings, link with MySQL and Redis, set storage mounts, view logs, and access the API at http://192.168.3.101:8089/swagger-ui/.

Use the file manager to edit container files (e.g., Nginx config) and the console button to run commands inside the container.

Compose Example (Minio)

Deploy Minio using Docker Compose:

version: '3'
services:
  minio:
    image: minio/minio
    container_name: minio
    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
    volumes:
      - /mydata/minio/data:/data
    environment:
      - "MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin"
      - "MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin"
    ports:
      - 9090:9000
      - 9001:9001

Create and start the deployment task in DPanel, then access the Minio console at http://192.168.3.101:9001.

Storage & Network

Manage container storage and network resources via the respective DPanel functions.

Conclusion

DPanel provides a comprehensive, Chinese‑friendly visual interface for Docker management, covering most common Docker functionalities and greatly simplifying container operations.

Project Links

GitHub repository: https://github.com/donknap/dpanel

Related microservice project (mall‑swarm) with 11 k stars and 2024 video tutorials (≈26 hours, 59 episodes) covering the latest microservice stack.