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Docker: Installation on Amazon Linux 2 or Amazon Linux 2023

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Docker supports multiple platforms to install. It supports Windows, Linux and MAC through Docker Desktop. For detailed instructions, please check -

Linux: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/linux-install/
MAC: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/mac-install/
Windows: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/windows-install/

Docker supports multiple linux distributions -

  • CentOS
  • Debian
  • fedora
  • RHEL
  • Ubuntu

Installation :

  • Before installation, please make sure kernel is updated - 
sudo yum update -y
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  • Install the most Docker Community Edition Package - 
sudo yum install docker -y
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  • Once installed, then check the status - 
[root@docker ~]# systemctl status docker ● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: https://docs.docker.com
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  • Start the docker service - 
[root@docker ~]# systemctl start docker [root@docker ~]# systemctl status docker ● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Sun 2024-09-01 15:46:41 UTC; 2s ago Docs: https://docs.docker.com Process: 5963 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/docker/docker-setup-runtimes.sh (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 5962 ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /run/docker (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 5966 (dockerd) Tasks: 7 Memory: 27.5M CGroup: /system.slice/docker.service └─5966 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --containerd=/run/containerd/containerd.sock --default-ulimit nofile=32768:65536 Sep 01 15:46:40 docker systemd[1]: Starting Docker Application Container Engine... Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.754619713Z" level=info msg="Starting up" Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.810097673Z" level=info msg="Loading containers: start." Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.979307711Z" level=info msg="Loading containers: done." Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.990747588Z" level=warning msg="WARNING: bridge-nf-call-iptables is disabled" Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.991061355Z" level=warning msg="WARNING: bridge-nf-call-ip6tables is disabled" Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.991263475Z" level=info msg="Docker daemon" commit=b08a51f containerd-snapshotter=...on=25.0.6 Sep 01 15:46:40 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:40.991518728Z" level=info msg="Daemon has completed initialization" Sep 01 15:46:41 docker dockerd[5966]: time="2024-09-01T15:46:41.020791488Z" level=info msg="API listen on /run/docker.sock" Sep 01 15:46:41 docker systemd[1]: Started Docker Application Container Engine. Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
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  • Enable the docker service - 
[root@docker ~]# systemctl enable docker Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/docker.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service.
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For installation in other distros, see below link -

Install | Docker Docs

Learn how to choose the best method for you to install Docker Engine. This client-server application is available on Linux, Mac, Windows, and as a static binary.

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