# How do I use Portainer?

https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-do-i-use-portainer

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "Portainer is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Open the link in the **Panel address** row and enter the details from the **Login** and **Password** rows.

## Your first stack

1. On the home page, choose the **local** environment.
2. On the **Stacks** page, click **Add stack** and paste your Compose file.
3. Start it with **Deploy the stack**.

## Good to know

- Anyone who can reach Portainer can reach the whole server, so do not share your password.
- Caddy, in front of Portainer, uses ports **80** and **443**. Publish your stacks on other ports.

**No server yet?** [Order a server with Portainer installed](https://www.seturack.com/en/portainer-vps): you choose the size and pay for what you choose.