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Docker install 1st

Before you install Docker Engine for the first time on a new host machine, you need to set up the Docker apt repository. Afterward, you can install and update Docker from the repository.

  1. Set up Docker's apt repository.

    # Add Docker's official GPG key:
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt 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:
    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources <<EOF
    Types: deb
    URIs: https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu
    Suites: $(. /etc/os-release && echo "${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}")
    Components: stable
    Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
    EOF
    
    sudo apt update
  2. Install the Docker packages.

     

    To install the latest version, run:

     sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
    
    Note

    The Docker service starts automatically after installation. To verify that Docker is running, use:

     sudo systemctl status docker
    

    Some systems may have this behavior disabled and will require a manual start:

     sudo systemctl start docker
    
  3. Verify that the installation is successful by running the hello-world image:

     sudo docker run hello-world