Tutorials

Guides to follow along with — complete commands and the pitfalls you only learn from practice.

Tutorials 4 min read

Docker on a VPS: installation and your first container

One configuration file, one command — that is what self-hosting with Docker looks like today. Installing from the official repository, your first Compose container, and the firewall trap many people miss.

Lars Kiefer

September 2, 2026

See for yourself.

Test your server free of charge for 24 hours – set up automatically, with full access to the control panel. It ends on its own afterwards.