To verify that the Docker service is running type: sudo systemctl status docker Once the Docker package is installed, start the Docker daemon and enable it to automatically start at boot time: sudo systemctl start docker sudo systemctl enable docker Now that the Docker repository is enabled, install the latest version of Docker CE (Community Edition) using yum by typing: sudo yum install docker-ce Next, run the following command which will add the Docker stable repository to your system: sudo yum-config-manager -add-repo Start by updating your system packages and install the required dependencies: sudo yum update sudo yum install yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 To install Docker on your CentOS 7 server follow the steps below:
The recommended approach is to install Docker from the Docker’s repositories. You check this guideĪlthough the Docker package is available in the official CentOS 7 repository, it may not always be the latest version.