Azure-based VM - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 with Docker, Podman & Portainer

Azure-based VM pre-configured with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, featuring Docker Community Edition (Docker CE), Podman, and Portainer for comprehensive container management. This image provides a flexible, secure, and modern containerization environment with both Docker-compatible and rootless container runtimes, plus a powerful web-based management interface.

🐳 Container Runtimes

• Podman runs containers without a daemon and supports rootless mode, ideal for secure multi-user environments
• Docker CE installed for users who prefer the traditional Docker CLI and daemon-based approach
• Buildah and Skopeo enhance the container workflow with advanced image building and remote registry inspection

🎛️ Management Interfaces

• Portainer - Modern web-based Docker management interface with intuitive GUI for container, image, and volume management. Access at: https://<your-vm-ip>:9443
• Cockpit - Built-in web interface to manage services, containers, storage, and system resources. Access at: https://<your-vm-ip>:9090

⚠️ Important: You must open TCP ports 9090 (Cockpit) and 9443 (Portainer) in your Azure VM's Network Security Group (NSG) to access the web interfaces.

🔒 Security Tools

This image includes SELinux (via policycoreutils), auditd, and fapolicyd for runtime enforcement, auditing, and binary whitelisting to protect your system.

🎯 Ideal For

• Developers using Docker or Podman for containerized workloads
• Teams needing visual container management via Portainer
• Secure system management via Cockpit GUI
• Cloud-native pipelines and CI/CD testing
• Edge or IoT Linux container hosts

📦 Included Getting Started Scripts

1. /usr/local/bin/init-container-tools.sh – Sets up and tests Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo:

• Pulls a sample UBI container
• Runs a test container
• Lists images to confirm setup

2. /usr/local/bin/init-docker-security.sh – Tests Docker and validates security tools:

• Verifies Docker service status
• Runs Docker hello-world test
• Checks security services (auditd, fapolicyd)

3. /usr/local/bin/install-portainer.sh – NEW! Installed Portainer for Docker management:

• Created Portainer data volume
• Deployed Portainer container with persistence
• Provided access URLs for both Portainer and Cockpit

📄 Additional Resources

• Full documentation: /opt/madarson/README.md
• Login banner: /etc/motd (shown at login)
• Service status monitoring included

🚀 Quick Start

After VM deployment:

1. Access Portainer: https://<your-vm-ip>:9443
2. Access Cockpit: https://<your-vm-ip>:9090

For private offers or support, contact: info@madarsonit.com

Disclaimer: The trademarks mentioned in the offering are owned by the respective companies. Madarson IT does not provide licenses for Red Hat, Docker, Portainer, or any third-party products.