Get Operational with Kubernetes Faster
Portainer is a full-stack Kubernetes management platform that helps reduce the operational complexity of container orchestration. With an intuitive UI and robust features, Portainer allows you to provision, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters - quickly and reliably - while retaining the control and governance your organization needs.


Simplify Your Kubernetes Environment
Portainer’s straightforward workflows empower DevOps teams to standardize deployments, implement governance, and onboard new projects or users quickly. By abstracting away the complexity, Portainer eliminates the need for multiple siloed tools and provides a more consistent experience across environments.
Manage clusters, namespaces, and workloads from one intuitive console. Easily configure networking, storage, and security without jumping between different dashboards.
Integrate security policy, secure image handling, and audit trails directly into your Kubernetes workflows to meet compliance and security standards.
Assign fine-grained permissions that align with your organizational structure. Ensure each team member has the right level of access; no more, no less.
Whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment, Portainer’s full-stack approach can accommodate and unify your infrastructure without adding complexity.

Built for DevOps Teams. Loved by Engineers.
Whether you’re running a small dev cluster or overseeing large-scale production workloads, Portainer is designed for simplicity and power. Get direct insights into your clusters and workloads, configure policies, and securely administer resources, all through a single pane of glass.
- Easy Cluster Provisioning: Powered by Sidero Omni and Talos Kubernetes, you can set up enterprise-ready, self-hosted Kubernetes clusters in just a few steps, enabling your teams to get started faster. Even better, you can lifecycle the cluster and nodes directly from within Portainer.
- Streamlined Day-Two Operations: Monitor, maintain, and update your clusters with minimal friction, so you can focus on delivering value instead of wrestling with infrastructure.
- Enhanced Visibility: View resource usage and application performance at a glance, helping teams identify issues and optimize cost.
Why Portainer for your Kubernetes environment?
- Developer-Friendly: Let your teams focus on building great applications rather than battling YAML and complex tooling.
- One Platform for All: A single solution to handle everything from initial cluster creation to day-two operations.
- Reduced TCO: Minimize the number of tools and integrations required, cutting both operational overhead and licensing costs.
- Community & Enterprise-Ready: Choose between our open-source Community Edition or Portainer Business for advanced features, professional support, and enterprise-grade capabilities.
Key Kubernetes Features
Portainer provides everything you need to secure and manage your Kubernetes environment.
- RBAC for Kubernetes
- KaaS cluster provisioning
- GitOps automation
- Import via kubeconfig file
- Registry management
- Pod security constraints
- External authentication
- Resource overcommitment
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions we get about Kubernetes and Portainer.
Portainer has been used successfully with MicroK8s, K3s, K8s Native, OpenShift, AKS, EKS, DOKS, and more, either self-hosted or managed.
Yes Portainer can work alongside both Rancher and OpenShift, and can be used to manage clusters set up with RKE and OpenShift.
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Portainer delivers the simplicity, security, and power that modern DevOps teams demand. If you’re ready to reduce operational burdens and unleash the full potential of Kubernetes, Portainer has you covered—from cluster creation to rolling updates.
Try Portainer today to see how a full-stack Kubernetes management platform can transform your containerized environment and help you achieve more—faster.