Portainer
The server management cockpit. Web interface to manage Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized environments, visualize, deploy, monitor.
Strengths
- Full visibility on Docker/K8s containers, logs, stats, shell in one click
- Multi-environment management, control dev, staging, prod from one interface
- Pre-configured app templates, deploy WordPress, Postgres, Redis in 2 clicks
- Supports Docker + Kubernetes + Docker Swarm, scales to any size
Limitations
- Doesn't deploy from Git, it's a manager, not a PaaS (combine with Coolify/Dokploy)
- Business Edition paid for advanced RBAC and support, free is enough for small teams
- Interface can feel overwhelming for someone who has never used Docker
Best for
- Server supervision with multiple containers, see everything at a glance
- Complement to Coolify/Dokploy, one deploys, the other supervises
- Ops teams who want a UI for Docker instead of pure CLI