17 March 2023 Reading time: 1 minute

On March 14, Docker support was released in ispmanager pro and host versions

Ispmanager

The beta release of ispmanager 6.70 available from March 14 includes Docker support. This feature can only be used in host and pro versions. You can run databases, web services and other applications in an isolated environment, manage containers through ispmanager. Read about the main features of Docker in ispmanager in our article.

Docker section in the panel interface

Docker management can be enabled by a user with root rights in the "Software Configuration" section. The Docker item with image and container management will appear in the panel menu.

Clicking the "Create a Container" button opens a page with the most popular official images from Docker Hub, and through the search bar you can find even more, download them to the server and deploy the container Another way is to use an already downloaded image from Local Storage to create a container.

Container settings

When creating a container, you can set a version (tag) for it, environment variables, and many additional settings. Here are some of them:

  • Running the container with a RAM limit of MB or no limit.
  • Folder mapping — mapping the path to a folder on the server and the path to a folder inside the container.
  • Auto start when the system crashes or restarts.
  • The "Start" and "Stop" commands for a container
This screenshot did not fit all the extended settings for the container: volume settings, port mappings, environment variable settings
This screenshot did not fit all the extended settings for the container: volume settings, port mappings, environment variable settings

How to test Docker in ispmanager

If you have ispmanager pro or host installed, just enable Docker in the "Software Configuration" section. Ispmanager lite users need to upgrade to a pro or host license.

If you have ispmanager pro or host installed, just enable Docker in the "Software Configuration" section. Ispmanager lite users need to upgrade to a pro or host license.