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Installing Docker

In this hands-on lab, we will practice installing Docker.

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Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Nov 14, 2018

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Verify the Package Installation

    1. Verify that the packages yum-utils, device-mapper-persistent-data, and lvm2 are installed. 
      sudo yum install -y yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2

  2. Challenge

    Add the Repository

    1. Add the Docker repository to your server. 
      sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo  https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo

  3. Challenge

    Install Docker

    1. Install Docker CE on your server. 
      sudo yum install docker-ce

  4. Challenge

    Enable and Start Docker

    1. Enable and start Docker on the server. 
      sudo systemctl enable docker 
sudo systemctl start docker

  5. Challenge

    Add a User to the Docker Group

    1. Add your current user to the Docker group. 
      sudo usermod -a -G docker cloud_user
    2. Log out and back in to put the changes into effect.

  6. Challenge

    Create Your First Container

    1. Create your first container using the hello-world image. 
      sudo docker run hello-world
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