Summary

The Portainer POC Test Plan outlines a step-by-step framework for evaluating Portainer Business Edition in enterprise environments. It provides structured guidance for deploying, configuring, and validating Portainer across on-premises, hybrid, cloud, and edge infrastructures, ensuring teams can test real-world use cases before production rollout

The plan covers every major operational area - installation, environment configuration, application deployment, and edge management. It begins with installing the Portainer Server following security best practices (SSL, authentication, backups) and progresses to adding environments, setting role-based access controls, and connecting registries. Subsequent stages include deploying stacks and applications via YAML or Git, validating GitOps workflows, and testing live update cycles.

For distributed or industrial setups, the guide details how to add and manage Edge environments, create Edge Groups for logical segmentation, and deploy Edge Stacks using automated or parallel rollout strategies. Each section links directly to relevant documentation and Academy resources to ensure repeatability and alignment with best practices.

By following this POC plan, organizations can confirm Portainer’s fit for their operational model - demonstrating secure management, automation consistency, and scalability across containerized environments.

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