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Docker

Docker installation​

More information on supported platforms and installation guides on the official Docker documentation https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

Ubuntu​

To install Docker Engine, you need the 64-bit version of one of these Ubuntu versions:

  • Ubuntu Oracular 24.10
  • Ubuntu Noble 24.04 (LTS)
  • Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 (LTS)
  • Ubuntu Focal 20.04 (LTS)
Set the Docker apt repository:​
# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
To install the latest version, run:​
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
Verify that the installation is successful with:​
sudo docker run hello-world

Debian​

To install Docker Engine, you need the 64-bit version of one of these Debian versions:

  • Debian Trixie 13 (testing)
  • Debian Bookworm 12 (stable)
  • Debian Bullseye 11 (oldstable)
Set up Docker's apt repository:​
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
To install the latest version, run:​
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
Verify that the installation is successful with:​
sudo docker run hello-world

Red Hat​

To install Docker Engine, you need a maintained version of one of the following RHEL versions:

  • RHEL 8
  • RHEL 9
Set up the repository​

Install the dnf-plugins-core package (which provides the commands to manage your DNF repositories) and set up the repository.

sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/rhel/docker-ce.repo
To install the latest version, run:​
sudo dnf install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

This command installs Docker, but it doesn't start Docker.

Start Docker Engine:​
sudo systemctl enable --now docker
Verify that the installation is successful with:​
sudo docker run hello-world

Fedora​

To install Docker Engine, you need a maintained version of one of the following Fedora versions:

  • Fedora 42
  • Fedora 41
  • Fedora 40
Set up the repository​

Install the dnf-plugins-core package (which provides the commands to manage your DNF repositories) and set up the repository.

sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf-3 config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/docker-ce.repo

To install the latest version, run:​
sudo dnf install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

This command installs Docker, but it doesn't start Docker.

Start Docker Engine:​
sudo systemctl enable --now docker
Verify that the installation is successful with:​
sudo docker run hello-world

Windows​

Prerequisites:

  • A 64-bit version of Windows 10 or newer
  • CPU with virtualization support
  • WSL 2 enabled

To install WSL on windows run on a cmd

wsl --install

If you have WSL already installed ensure it's updated to WSL 2

wsl --update
wsl --set-default-version 2

Download and Install Docker Desktop from the official website https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/

Follow the prompts to install Docker Desktop, ensuring "Install required Windows components for WSL 2" is checked.

Restart if needed.

Verify that both Docker and Docker compose are installed with:

docker --version
docker-compose --version
sudo docker run hello-world