admin/environments/add/README.md
Portainer can manage multiple environments in addition to the local environment on which it is installed.
You can choose to connect to existing environments:
<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Docker Standalone</strong></td><td>Connect to Docker Standalone via URL/IP, API or Socket</td><td></td><td><a href="docker/">docker</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/card-docker.png">card-docker.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Docker Swarm</strong></td><td>Connect to Docker Swarm via URL/IP, API or Socket</td><td></td><td><a href="swarm/">swarm</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/card-docker.png">card-docker.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Podman</strong></td><td>Connect to Podman via URL/IP or Socket</td><td></td><td><a href="podman/">podman</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/podman-logo-tile.png">podman-logo-tile.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Kubernetes</strong></td><td>Connect to a Kubernetes environment via URL/IP or via kubeconfig import</td><td></td><td><a href="kubernetes/">kubernetes</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/card-kubernetes.png">card-kubernetes.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Azure ACI</strong></td><td>Connect to an Azure ACI environment via API</td><td></td><td><a href="aci.md">aci.md</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/card-aci.png">card-aci.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Or alternatively set up new environments:
<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Provision KaaS Cluster</strong></td><td>Provision a Kubernetes cluster via a cloud provider's Kubernetes as a Service</td><td></td><td><a href="kaas/">kaas</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/card-kaas-large.png">card-kaas-large.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create a Kubernetes cluster</strong></td><td>Create a Kubernetes cluster on existing infrastructure</td><td></td><td><a href="kube-create/">kube-create</a></td><td><a href="../../../.gitbook/assets/card-kube-create-large.png">card-kube-create-large.png</a></td></tr></tbody></table>You can also add environments via the Portainer API.
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