🚀 Docker is an open-source platform that automates the deployment of applications inside software containers. Here's how to install it on different operating systems:


🐧 Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

  1. Update your system
    sudo apt-get update
    
  2. Install Docker
    sudo apt-get install docker.io
    
  3. Verify installation
    docker --version
    
    docker_linux_install

🍎 macOS

  1. Download Docker Desktop
    Download Docker for Mac
  2. Install the application
    Open the downloaded .dmg file and drag Docker to your Applications folder.
  3. Launch Docker
    Click the Docker icon in the menu bar to start the service.
    docker_mac_install

🟦 Windows

  1. Install Docker Desktop
    Download Docker for Windows
  2. Enable WSL2 (for Windows 10/11)
    Run wsl --set-default-version 2 in PowerShell.
  3. Run Docker
    Launch the Docker Desktop application from the Start menu.
    docker_windows_install

📌 Tip: For a quick start guide after installation, visit /en/docs/docker-quickstart to explore basic commands and container management.