Step 1 – Install Docker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Before installing docker packages, please update the repository on your system and upgrade packages.
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
Now install docker using the apt command below.
sudo apt install docker.io -y
After the installation is complete, start docker service and enable it to launch everytime at system boot.
systemctl start docker systemctl enable docker
Docker installed on ubuntu 16.04 server, check it using the command below.
docker version
And you will get the docker version 1.x installed on the system.
Step 2 – Install and Configure Portainer
Portainer can be installed as a docker container and standalone without docker container.