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Getting Docker
How to install Docker?
Introductions
Once you are comfortable with your level of knowledge of Docker, and feel like actually trying the product, you can download and start using it by following the links listed below. There, you will find installation instructions, specifically tailored for your platform of choice.
Installation Instructions
Linux (Native)
- Arch Linux:
Installation on Arch Linux - Fedora:
Installation on Fedora - FrugalWare:
Installation on FrugalWare - Gentoo:
Installation on Gentoo - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu:
Installation on Ubuntu - openSUSE:
Installation on openSUSE
Mac OS X (Using Boot2Docker)
In order to work, Docker makes use of some Linux Kernel features which are not supported by Mac OS X. To run Docker on OS X we install and run a lightweight virtual machine and run Docker on that.
- Mac OS X :
Installation on Mac OS X
Windows (Using Boot2Docker)
Docker can also run on Windows using a virtual machine. You then run Linux and Docker inside that virtual machine.
- Windows:
Installation on Windows
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
- Amazon EC2:
Installation on Amazon EC2 - Google Cloud Platform:
Installation on Google Cloud Platform - Rackspace Cloud:
Installation on Rackspace Cloud
Where to go from here
Understanding Docker
Visit Understanding Docker in our Getting Started manual.
Learn about parts of Docker and the underlying technology
Visit Understanding the Technology in our Getting Started manual.
Get practical and learn how to use Docker straight away
Visit Working with Docker in our Getting Started manual.