Portainer for Kubernetes, Docker, Swarm, Edge, and IoT

Portainer for Kubernetes, Docker, Swarm, Edge, and IoT

Author: Bret Fisher April 5, 2024 Duration: 49:56

Bret is joined by Neil Cresswell, CEO and co-founder of Portainer, to show us new features in Portainer and how it can manage, deploy, and orchestrate all your container workloads from a single Docker Engine, all the way to multi-cluster and IoT Kubernetes deployments.

😇 My new GitHub Security workshop has launched! A free 2-hour workshop with hands-on labs to harden your repos and your workflows from common supply chain attacks. I'll cover how attackers are getting in, and then we'll lock down a sample repo so you know what needs to be done to protect your code. You'll leave with a deep understanding of risks and mitigations as well as a list of helpful tools to keep your repos safe, including my new "gasa" tool for scanning your repos and orgs.

Portainer is much more comprehensive than you might think. Docker on the Edge, Podman, Kubernetes, in the cloud, in hybrid, you name it; it seems that Portainer supports it. In the show, we also get some updates on new things that have happened in the last couple of years, including adding GitOps support to Portainer, the ability to deploy Kubernetes nodes, and infrastructure.

Be sure to check out the live recording of the complete show with demos from February 29, 2024 on YouTube (Ep. 256).

★Topics★
Portainer Website
Portainer on YouTube
Portainer on X
Portainer on LinkedIn
Portainer Demo: Kubernetes the "easy" way

Creators & Guests

  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (02:50) - How Portainer Started
  • (05:38) - Portainer's Strongest Use Cases
  • (08:56) - Portainer's Cluster Provisioning
  • (12:42) - Docker Desktop and Portainer
  • (15:22) - GitOps with Portainer
  • (18:43) - K2D Teaser
  • (21:34) - Portainer Across Different Environment Types
  • (25:21) - Portainer's Focus on IoT and Edge
  • (29:01) - Portainer's Evolution and Future Developments
  • (35:03) - Passwords and Secrets Capabilities in Portainer
  • (40:15) - AI Capabilities in Portainer
  • (42:06) - Portainer Editions, Licenses and Pricing
  • (43:09) - Using Traefik for Ingress
  • (44:53) - What's Next for Portainer?

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Bret Fisher hosts DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and Tooling alongside Nirmal Mehta, pulling conversations directly from their live audience sessions. This isn't a theoretical lecture series; it's grounded in the practical, often messy realities of building and running modern systems. Each episode digs into the specific tools and philosophies shaping infrastructure today, from the foundational elements like Docker and container orchestration with Kubernetes or Swarm to the broader cultural shifts of DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering. You'll hear discussions that span the entire software lifecycle, touching on the integration of security with DevSecOps, the automation promises of GitOps, and what "Cloud Native" truly means for development teams. The dialogue stays focused on actionable insights and real-world use cases, offering a genuine sense of what works and what doesn't in the field. For anyone navigating the container and cloud ecosystem, this podcast serves as a regular, insightful check-in with practitioners and experts, hosted by someone deeply embedded in the community. The natural, interview-driven format makes complex topics accessible, ensuring listeners come away with more than just buzzwords-they get context and clarity.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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