diff --git a/containers/portainer.inst b/containers/portainer.inst
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+++ b/containers/portainer.inst
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+
+portainer_install () {
+
+    local target
+    local dir="$(dirname $(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE:-$0}"))"
+    target=${1:-/opt/portainer}
+    [[ -d $target ]] || mkdir -p $target
+    echo installing portainer to $target
+    if /bin/cp -f $dir/portainer/*  $target; then
+    pushd $target || return
+    echo PORTAINER_DIR=$target >> .env
+    source .env
+    mkdir -p ${DATA:-$target/data}
+    ./config
+     ./start 
+    sleep 5
+    ./logs
+    else 
+    echo unable to copy portainer files to $target, install aborted
+    fi
+    popd || return
+}
+
+# if script was executed then call the function
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || portainer_install $@
diff --git a/containers/portainer/.env b/containers/portainer/.env
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+++ b/containers/portainer/.env
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+#default 9000, uncomment and set
+# PORT=9005
+# default 8000, uncomment and set
+# EDGE_PORT=8005
+# default is /opt/portainer/data
+# DATA=/mnt/extra/containers/EDGE_PORT=8005
+# DATA superceeds PORTAINER_DIR and this is set by install script
+
+
diff --git a/containers/portainer/config b/containers/portainer/config
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index 0000000..4e03727
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+++ b/containers/portainer/config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose config
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diff --git a/containers/portainer/docker-compose.yaml b/containers/portainer/docker-compose.yaml
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+++ b/containers/portainer/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: "2"
+
+services:
+  portainer:
+    container_name: portainer
+    image: portainer/portainer-ce:latest
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "${PORT:-9000}:9000"
+      - "${EDGE_PORT:-8000}:8000"
+    command: -H unix:///var/run/docker.sock
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - portainer_data:/data
+
+volumes:
+  portainer_data:
+    driver_opts:
+      type: none
+      device: ${DATA:-${PORTAINER_DIR:-/opt/portainer}/data}
+      o: bind
diff --git a/containers/portainer/logs b/containers/portainer/logs
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index 0000000..b977a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/portainer/logs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose logs
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diff --git a/containers/portainer/make b/containers/portainer/make
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..78e36b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/portainer/make
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose up -d --force-recreate
diff --git a/containers/portainer/start b/containers/portainer/start
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6c18257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/portainer/start
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose down
+docker-compose up -d
diff --git a/containers/portainer/stop b/containers/portainer/stop
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..86699d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/portainer/stop
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose down 
diff --git a/containers/portainer/term b/containers/portainer/term
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0b48fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/portainer/term
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker exec -it portainer /bin/sh
diff --git a/containers/portainer/upgrade b/containers/portainer/upgrade
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0045a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/portainer/upgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose down
+docker-compose pull
+docker-compose up -d