Docker: Installation on Amazon Linux 2 or Amazon Linux 2023

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

• Install the most Docker Community Edition Package -

sudo yum install docker -y

• 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

• 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.
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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.

For installation in other distros, see below link -

Install Docker Engine | 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.

docs.docker.com