Docker is a tool designed to make things easier to create, configure, deploy, and run applications by using containers. Containers allow a developer to package up an application with all of the parts it needs, such as libraries and other dependencies and ship it all out as one package.

In this article, we will cover how to install Docker on Ubuntu 18.04.

Our Recommended Template : Ubuntu 18.04

Before You Begin

Step 1: Ensure that your system is up to date:

You can use the below command to update & Upgrade your Ubuntu server

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Docker

sudo apt install docker.io

Step 3: Start and enable Docker to run on startup

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Step 4 (Optional) : Check Docker Version

To verify the installed Docker version number, enter

docker --version

Docker Installation is Complete