Setting Up Docker

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Setting up Docker

Docker is a versatile container engine that allows application separation from the host machine and also scalability not possible with more heavy virtual machines.

  1. To start installing Docker first navigate to Docker and install for corresponding platform.

  2. Next make sure to install Docker Compose by navigating to Docker Compose and install for corresponding platform.

  3. Make sure to start and enable Docker service on boot.

systemctl enable docker
systemctl start docker
  1. For Linux systems make sure to grant user permission to Docker.
sudo usermod -aG docker (username)
docker info