Portainer
Portainer is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Self-hosting Platforms category, licensed Zlib and written mainly in TypeScript. It ships a Docker image. It has 38,722 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 38,722
- Forks
- 2,928
- Open issues
- 717
- Commits, last 12 months
- 772
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.45.3Oct 21, 2026
- Created
- May 19, 2016
- License
- ZlibOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 772 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 772 |
| Latest release | 2.45.3 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 195 |
| Open issues | 717 |
| Open pull requests | 54 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | May 19, 2016 |
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About Portainer
Web UI for managing Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes environments.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/portainer/portainer.
Topics
- docker
- docker-swarm
- ui
- docker-deployment
- docker-compose
- docker-container
- docker-image
- portainer
- docker-ui
- dockerfile
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Is Portainer free and open source?
Yes. Portainer is open-source software released under the Zlib license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Portainer with Docker?
Yes. Portainer provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to Portainer?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Portainer include Coolify, Dokploy and CasaOS.
Is Portainer actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Portainer was on Oct 24, 2026 with 772 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.45.3, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 717 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.