# Control Local Docker Containers From a Web Browser with Yacht

## What is Yacht?

> Yacht is a web interface for managing docker containers with an emphasis on templating to provide one-click deployments of dockerized applications. Think of it like a decentralized app store for servers that anyone can make packages for. -https://yacht.sh/docs/

## Installing Docker

1. Log into the Linux based device
2. Run the following commands in the terminal
   # install prerequisites
   sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
   # add docker gpg key
   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   # add docker software repository
   sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
   # install docker
   sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
   # enable and start docker service
   sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
   # add the current user to the docker group
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
   # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
   su - $USER

## Running Yacht

1. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the Yacht Docker container and run it
   # create working directories
   mkdir ~/docker/yacht -p
   # run the yacht docker container
   docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v ~/docker/yacht:/config --restart unless-stopped selfhostedpro/yacht
2. Once the Yacht container is downloaded and running, open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8000
3. Login with the username admin@yacht.local and password pass
4. Click Admin > User in the top right corner
5. Select Change Password from the top navigation menu
6. Enter and confirm a new password
7. Optionally, change the username
8. Click the Change User Info button to apply the changes
9. Welcome to Yacht, Docker container management from a web browser

Documentation: https://github.com/SelfhostedPro/Yacht