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Wael Ramadan
Wael Ramadan

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How to Install Docker on Raspberry Pi 4 with Raspbian Buster

#docker #raspberrypi #linux

This is a simple guide to creating a Docker development environment with your Raspberry Pi 4.

This has been tested on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.1 using Raspbian Buster.

You can check your Raspberry Pi model by running the following command in the Raspberry Pi terminal:

cat /proc/cpuinfo
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Check cpu info in raspbian

You can also check your Raspbian OS version by running the following command in the Raspberry Pi terminal:

cat /etc/os-release
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Check OS info in raspbian

Steps

  1. Install Docker 
curl -sSl https://get.docker.com | sh
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  1. Install dependencies 
sudo apt-get install -y python python-pip sudo apt-get install libffi-dev libssl-dev
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  1. Add permissions for Pi User to run Docker Commands 
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
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  1. Install Docker Compose 
sudo pip install docker-compose
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  1. Test Docker installation 
docker run hello-world
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Note: you might need to restart your Raspberry Pi to use docker without sudo persissions.

docker hello-world

If the installation was completed successfully, you will get the "Hello from Docker!" message. You can then check out Docker Hub for arm based images to run on your Raspberry Pi.

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