Install Docker Engine on CentOS
To get started with Docker Engine on CentOS, make sure you , then .
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If you would like to use Docker as a non-root user, you should now consider adding your user to the “docker” group with something like:
Remember to log out and back in for this to take effect!
Source:
https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/centos/
Prerequisites
OS requirements
To install Docker Engine, you need a maintained version of CentOS 7. Archived versions aren’t supported or tested.The
centos-extras repository must be enabled. This repository is enabled by default, but if you have disabled it, you need to .The
overlay2 storage driver is recommended.Uninstall old versions
Older versions of Docker were calleddocker or docker-engine. If these are installed, uninstall them, along with associated dependencies.$ sudo yum remove docker
docker-client
docker-client-latest
docker-common
docker-latest
docker-latest-logrotate
docker-logrotate
docker-engine
yum reports that none of these packages are installed.The contents of
/var/lib/docker/, including images, containers, volumes, and networks, are preserved. The Docker Engine package is now called docker-ce.Installation methods
You can install Docker Engine in different ways, depending on your needs:- Most users and install from them, for ease of installation and upgrade tasks. This is the recommended approach.
- Some users download the RPM package and and manage upgrades completely manually. This is useful in situations such as installing Docker on air-gapped systems with no access to the internet.
- In testing and development environments, some users choose to use automated to install Docker.
Install using the repository
Before you install Docker Engine for the first time on a new host machine, you need to set up the Docker repository. Afterward, you can install and update Docker from the repository.Set up the repository
Install theyum-utils package (which provides the yum-config-managerutility) and set up the stable repository.$ sudo yum install -y yum-utils
$ sudo yum-config-manager
--add-repo
https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
Optional: Enable the nightly or test repositories.
These repositories are included in thedocker.repofile above but are disabled by default. You can enable them alongside the stable repository. The following command enables the nightly repository.
To enable the test channel, run the following command:$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable docker-ce-nightly
You can disable the nightly or test repository by running the$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable docker-ce-testyum-config-managercommand with the--disableflag. To re-enable it, use the--enableflag. The following command disables the nightly repository.
.$ sudo yum-config-manager --disable docker-ce-nightly
Install Docker Engine
- Install the latest version of Docker Engine and containerd, or go to the next step to install a specific version:
If prompted to accept the GPG key, verify that the fingerprint matches$ sudo yum install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io060A 61C5 1B55 8A7F 742B 77AA C52F EB6B 621E 9F35, and if so, accept it.
Got multiple Docker repositories?
Docker is installed but not started. The
If you have multiple Docker repositories enabled, installing or updating without specifying a version in theyum installoryum updatecommand always installs the highest possible version, which may not be appropriate for your stability needs.
dockergroup is created, but no users are added to the group.
- To install a specific version of Docker Engine, list the available versions in the repo, then select and install:
a. List and sort the versions available in your repo. This example sorts results by version number, highest to lowest, and is truncated:
The list returned depends on which repositories are enabled, and is specific to your version of CentOS (indicated by the$ yum list docker-ce --showduplicates | sort -r
docker-ce.x86_64 3:18.09.1-3.el7 docker-ce-stable
docker-ce.x86_64 3:18.09.0-3.el7 docker-ce-stable
docker-ce.x86_64 18.06.1.ce-3.el7 docker-ce-stable
docker-ce.x86_64 18.06.0.ce-3.el7 docker-ce-stable.el7suffix in this example).
b. Install a specific version by its fully qualified package name, which is the package name (docker-ce) plus the version string (2nd column) starting at the first colon (:), up to the first hyphen, separated by a hyphen (-). For example,docker-ce-18.09.1.
Docker is installed but not started. The$ sudo yum install docker-ce-<VERSION_STRING> docker-ce-cli-<VERSION_STRING> containerd.iodockergroup is created, but no users are added to the group.
- Start Docker.
$ sudo systemctl start docker - Verify that Docker Engine is installed correctly by running the
hello-worldimage.
This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. When the container runs, it prints an informational message and exits.$ sudo docker run hello-world
sudo to run Docker commands. Continue to to allow non-privileged users to run Docker commands and for other optional configuration steps.Upgrade Docker Engine
To upgrade Docker Engine, follow the , choosing the new version you want to install.Install from a package
If you cannot use Docker’s repository to install Docker, you can download the.rpm file for your release and install it manually. You need to download a new file each time you want to upgrade Docker Engine.- Go to and choose your version of CentOS. Then browse to
x86_64/stable/Packages/and download the.rpmfile for the Docker version you want to install.
Note: To install a nightly or test (pre-release) package, change the word
stablein the above URL tonightlyortest. .
- Install Docker Engine, changing the path below to the path where you downloaded the Docker package.
Docker is installed but not started. The$ sudo yum install /path/to/package.rpmdockergroup is created, but no users are added to the group.
- Start Docker.
$ sudo systemctl start docker - Verify that Docker Engine is installed correctly by running the
hello-worldimage.
This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. When the container runs, it prints an informational message and exits.$ sudo docker run hello-world
sudo to run Docker commands. Continue to to allow non-privileged users to run Docker commands and for other optional configuration steps.Upgrade Docker Engine
To upgrade Docker Engine, download the newer package file and repeat the , usingyum -y upgradeinstead of yum -y install, and pointing to the new file.Install using the convenience script
Docker provides convenience scripts at and for installing edge and testing versions of Docker Engine - Community into development environments quickly and non-interactively. The source code for the scripts is in the . Using these scripts is not recommended for production environments, and you should understand the potential risks before you use them:- The scripts require
rootorsudoprivileges to run. Therefore, you should carefully examine and audit the scripts before running them. - The scripts attempt to detect your Linux distribution and version and configure your package management system for you. In addition, the scripts do not allow you to customize any installation parameters. This may lead to an unsupported configuration, either from Docker’s point of view or from your own organization’s guidelines and standards.
- The scripts install all dependencies and recommendations of the package manager without asking for confirmation. This may install a large number of packages, depending on the current configuration of your host machine.
- The script does not provide options to specify which version of Docker to install, and installs the latest version that is released in the “edge” channel.
- Do not use the convenience script if Docker has already been installed on the host machine using another mechanism.
get with test.Warning:
Always examine scripts downloaded from the internet before running them locally.
$ curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
$ sudo sh get-docker.sh
<output truncated>
sudo usermod -aG docker your-user
Warning:Docker Engine - Community is installed. It starts automatically on
Adding a user to the “docker” group grants them the ability to run containers which can be used to obtain root privileges on the Docker host. Refer to for more information.
DEB-based distributions. On RPM-based distributions, you need to start it manually using the appropriate systemctl or service command. As the message indicates, non-root users can’t run Docker commands by default.Note:
To install Docker without root privileges, see .
Rootless mode is currently available as an experimental feature.
Upgrade Docker after using the convenience script
If you installed Docker using the convenience script, you should upgrade Docker using your package manager directly. There is no advantage to re-running the convenience script, and it can cause issues if it attempts to re-add repositories which have already been added to the host machine.Uninstall Docker Engine
- Uninstall the Docker Engine, CLI, and Containerd packages:
$ sudo yum remove docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io - Images, containers, volumes, or customized configuration files on your host are not automatically removed. To delete all images, containers, and volumes:
$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker
Source:
https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/centos/
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