OS requirements
To install Docker Engine, you need the 64-bit version of one of these Ubuntu versions:
- Ubuntu Kinetic 22.10
- Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 (LTS)
- Ubuntu Focal 20.04 (LTS)
- Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 (LTS)
Docker Engine is compatible with x86_64
(or amd64
), armhf
, arm64
, and s390x
architectures.
Installation methods
You can install Docker Engine in different ways, depending on your needs:
- Docker Engine comes bundled with Docker Desktop for Linux. This is the easiest and quickest way to get started.
- You can also set up and install Docker Engine from Docker’s
apt
repository. - Install it manually and manage upgrades manually.
- Using a convenience scripts. Only recommended for testing and development environments.
Install using the repository
- Update the
apt
package index and install packages to allowapt
to use a repository over HTTPS:
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install \
ca-certificates \
curl \
gnupg \
lsb-release

2. Add Docker’s official GPG key:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

3. Use the following command to set up the repository:
echo \
"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

Install Docker Engine
- Update the
apt
package index:
sudo apt-get update
2. Install Docker Engine, containerd, and Docker Compose.
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
docker --version

3. Verify that the Docker Engine installation is successful by running the hello-world
image:
sudo docker run hello-world
