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## Install on Joyent Public Cloud

1. Sign in to the [Joyent customer portal](https://my.joyent.com/)

2. [Create a Docker host](https://docs.joyent.com/jpc/managing-docker-containers/creating-a-docker-host).

## Start and manage containers

1. [Start containers in the web UI](https://docs.joyent.com/jpc/managing-docker-containers/starting-a-container)

2. [Configure the Docker CLI on your laptop](https://docs.joyent.com/jpc/managing-docker-containers/access-your-jpc-docker-hosts-from-the-docker-cli) to connect to the remote host to launch and manage containers.

3. SSH into the Docker host.

4. Launch containers using the Docker CLI.

## Where to go next

Continue with the [Docker user guide](/userguide/), read Joyent's [getting started blog post](https://www.joyent.com/blog/first-steps-with-joyents-container-service), and [full documentation](https://docs.joyent.com/jpc/managing-docker-containers).