Install Docker engine on RHEL/Centos 8

Install Docker engine on RHEL/Centos 8

Let's see how to install docker engine and docker compose in rhel/centos 8 operating system.

  1. Update your system
    sudo yum update -y
    
  2. Add docker-ce repo to your machine
    dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
    
  3. Install docker
    sudo dnf install docker-ce --nobest -y
    
  4. Enable and Start docker
    sudo systemctl enable docker
    sudo systemctl start docker
    
  5. Install docker compose Feel free to replace with the docker version you have installed.
    sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.23.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
    
  6. Set the permission to execute this
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
    
  7. Check the installed version
    docker-compose --version