Guides

Install Docker on Photon OS on ESXi

• Download the Photon OS OVA with virtual hardware v13 from https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Downloading-Photon-OS
• In ESXi:
  • Create/Register VM
  • Deploy a virtual machine from an OVF or OVA file
  • Name the VM
  • Upload the Photon OS OVA file
  • Specify the desired Target Datastore
  • Accept the License Agreement
  • Select Deployment Options
  • Confirm settings
  • Actions > Edit Settings
  • Select appropriate VM settings depending on desired applications
  • Use NVMe Controller for the hard disk if using NVMe storage
  • Set desired autostart setting
  • Run VM
  • Login with root details from the VM note
  • Set new password
  • Set new hostname hostnamectl set-hostname <hostname>
  • Update packages tdnf upgrade
  • Enable Docker to run at startup systemctl enable docker
  • Shutdown, Save initial snapshot, and start the VM again
  • Install Portainer:
    • docker volume create portainer_data
    • docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 9000:9000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer

• Open portainer at http://VM-url:9000
  • Create account
  • Navigate to the only running container
    • Rename it to Portainer
    • Set Restart policies to Always

• Install Unifi Controller
  • Add new container
  • Name > Unifi Controller
  • Image > jacobalberty/unifi:stable
  • Add network ports:
    • 8080/tcp - Device command/control
    • 8443/tcp - Web interface + API
    • 8843/tcp - HTTPS portal
    • 8880/tcp - HTTP portal
    • 3478/udp - STUN service
    • 6789/tcp - Speed Test (unifi5 only)
    • 10001/udp - UBNT Discovery
  • Add Volume mapping:
    • container > /unifi
    • bind
    • host > /root/unifi
  • Add Environment variables:
    • JVM_MAX_THREAD_STACK_SIZE > 1280k
    • TZ > <Timezone of server>
  • Restart policy > Unless stopped
  • Deploy the container
  • Access the controller at https://VM-url:8443
  • Unifi Controller

• Shutdown, Save initial snapshot, and start the VM again
• Edit VM note to indicate details/running applications
• : Add network mounts