# Docker installation **Step 1: apt-get update** ``` sudo apt-get update ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/3xmfTSr.png) **Step 2: install Docker** ``` sudo apt-get install docker.io ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/FIwkW7L.png) **Step 3: check docker status** ``` service docker status ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/Vp0VduB.png) **Step 4: Add your user account to docker group** ``` sudo usermod -aG docker <username> ``` You can restart your ubuntu or login/logout your ubuntu, then your account is ready for using docker **Step 5: Run docker Hello World image** ``` docker run hello-world ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/VQh9fe3.png) **Step 6: Install docker-compose** ``` sudo apt-get install curl ``` ``` sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/JGs7abb.png) ``` sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/docker-compose /usr/bin/docker-compose ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/ZCD2jeC.png)