Master Docker UI Tools: DockerUI, Shipyard, and Portainer Setup Guide

Docker Graphical Tools Overview

Docker UI management tools such as DockerUI, Portainer, and Shipyard provide web interfaces to view Docker resources, making management more convenient than using the command line.

1. DockerUI

Lightweight DockerUI setup steps:

Search Docker Hub for DockerUI: # docker search dockerui Pull the DockerUI image: # docker pull abh1nav/dockerui Run the container with privileged mode and bind the Docker socket:

# docker run -d --privileged --name dockerui -p 9000:9000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock abh1nav/dockerui

Open firewall port 9000:

# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=9000/tcp && firewall-cmd --reload

Access the UI via a browser or curl: http://<host_ip>:9000 or

curl http://<host_ip>:9000

2. Shipyard

Shipyard is another lightweight Docker UI tool; the article mentions it as an alternative without detailed installation steps.

3. Portainer

Portainer is the most popular Docker UI.

Search for the Portainer image: # docker search portainer Pull the official Portainer image: # docker pull portainer/portainer Create a data volume and run the container, binding the Docker socket and the data volume:

docker volume create portainer_data
docker run -d -p 9000:9000 --name portainer --restart always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer

Explanation of volume mounts: the Docker socket mount allows the container to control the host Docker daemon; the data volume persists Portainer’s configuration.

Web management: open http://<host_ip>:9000, set an administrator password, and choose “Local” for a single‑node installation or “Remote” to connect to a Swarm cluster.